WHAT A LOAD OF OLD RUBBISH!!

Whats this blog all about you may ask! Well how many times a year do we go through our wardrobe (hmmm..hoarders you can’t answer that one)..we go through our wardrobe and chuck out loads of bits everything from scrap materials, buttons and badges, a cardigan to boots, we loved but now never wear, and even give away things we haven’t pulled the label from.

Well places like Keech Hospice and other charity stores sell our unwanted bits on to people who give them another wear and pay a really low price for them. Designers and stylist alike source clothing and bags from vintage stores which many just see as local charity shops, and now 'Vintage' is all the rage, especially for students and people on a lower income.

Recycling is not just about making sure your rubbish is divided and put into the green or brown bin, its also something you can do to save yourself an extra quid or two hundred!! Majority of people love a good shop, but when you’re cutting back and you want a new look what can you do.  Got anything of good quality but had enough,maybe a bit worn on the arms but goo on the body, get those scissors out, buy some trimmings and could have a new jumper that looks like something out of Dolce and Gabbanas’ A/W collection-( a creative mind is required) hence our latest project..ECO COUTURE FASHION.

This project is so much fun and I’m not even a beneficiary just a practitioner but I’m loving it and I'm getting just as involved as everyone else.  We are getting creative down at UK Centre for Carnival Arts with SweetMe’s Designer Marsha Edwards, a load of creative young people, innovation and loads of vintage clothing, bits and bobs you would not imagine…working towards a major, Eco Couture Fashion Show.

The young people get a chance to let their creative juices flow and to have fun whilst developing their natural abilities be it designing, creating and/or styling this project is creating a platform for all who have a love for fashion and creating.

We have had a great time rummaging through the stores sourcing pieces and supporting Keech who have probably had enough of us. (MIGHTY love you Keech Hospice Care for Children and Adults and the work you do!) 

So next time you think about throwing your old skirt out.."think can I reinvent this"..or next time you have no money and still go to a leading store and spend what you haven’t got snubbing the charity shop “I can't be seen in there, only poor people shop there'' think Vintage, think Brick lane sweetie and go on in…your pennies spent in a charity shop goes to people less fortunate than yourself!!

 

ECO COUTURE FASHION SHOW IS GOING TO BE MAMMOTH TO BE HELD @ UK CENTRE FOR CARNIVAL ARTS, 3 ST MARYS ROAD, LUTON IN MARCH 2011. WE’LL KEEP YOU POSTED. HAPPY RECYCLING PEOPLE!!