Re:Style: fashion from discarded car parts
Climate protection, sustainability, waste avoidance - just a few of the most popular buzzwords of our time. The products and solutions that are thrown onto the market with this in mind can sometimes take on curious forms. One idea that is not entirely new, but is creative in this form, is Re:Style. A project in which six British designers use discarded car parts from Hyundai to create fashion [...]
Re:Style is an idea that is not entirely new, but is creative in this form. A project in which six British designers have produced fashion and accessories from discarded Hyundai car parts.
We couldn't touch the pieces or even try them on. They are on the shelves at Selfridges, a well-known London department store, or you can order them online.
With a little fashionista background and experience in the fashion world, we can only say one thing: the ideas have potential.
Denim jumpsuit from Dashboards
These are the creations: A jumpsuit made from repurposed denim fabrics and leather taken from dashboards and seats by Anna Foster of E.L.V. Denim.
E.L.V. Denim is a zero-waste jeans brand that reprocesses denim fabrics and previously produced goods that nobody wanted before.
Background: It is known that 60 percent of the clothes produced worldwide are not sold (source: "To dye for - is fashion wearing out the world?")
Corsage with floral pattern made of airbag fabric
Designer Richard Quinn has printed floral patterns on recycled airbag fabric and made a corsage out of it. He is one of the new young hopefuls of the fashion world.
Public School has sewn a very technical vest from no longer usable belts and airbag material. Behind it are Dao-Yi Chow and Maxwell Osborne from New York, who are not yet so well known in Europe and have a chance of making a name for themselves with this commission.
Vests are also the subject of pushbutton. Airbag material is also used here. Designer Park Seung Gun can almost certainly be sure of a follow-up order.
Shopper made from seat covers and carpets
Rosie Assoulin has created shoppers from PVC seat covers and very sturdy felt from car mats. A practical idea from the award-winning New York designer.
Last but not least, our personal favorite: Alighieri. With the jewelry collection made from car glass, reused seatbelts and foam in combination with gold, silver, bronze and second-hand pearls, Rosh Mahtani, founder of the Alighieri label, has implemented a marketable idea of how small parts of discarded cars can be given a new purpose.
Proceeds go to the Institute of Positive Fashion
It's all good fun, but to be honest: even a Re:Style project won't solve the basic problem that far too many cars are being produced. The sustainable part of this (marketing) initiative is that the proceeds from the pieces sold will go to the Institute of Positive Fashion at the British Fashion Council.
The institute supports designers worldwide in their efforts to become sustainable throughout their entire production chain.
