http://www.thrifttown.com/ is the site where the apron is listed. Kate at www.tgtbt.com posted the link for others to see. If you’re into reconstructed goods, you really ought to see the “get used” section of their website. Great ideas.
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Wow! So much buzz and excitement around the net and elsewhere about “reconstructed” clothing. It’s the latest in eco-chic green. Even GOODWILL is getting in on the action in a joint project with the founder of Joe Boxer;http://vintagefashionguild.blogspot.com/2007/10/william-good.html
While I’ve been a fan of reconstructed clothing since being introduced to the boutique line, MY VINTAGE BABY, a year or so ago, (that’s one of their dresses in the photo above) I wasn’t aware that it was becoming so popular everywhere. Of course, a quick look on EBAY told the story.
Thinking I might score some really great pieces for Gracie, I went looking – and boy, was I ever shocked! These reconstructed/recycled outfits are quite spendy. One could easily spend $200-$300 on some of them. I was shocked at the prices of these unique clothes and would love to be able to make them myself. Just think of all I could do with stained, old, leather, jackets; cowboy boot and horseshoe shapes could be cut from the undamaged parts and appliqued onto a denim skirt or overalls, sleeves fashioned into pouches and coin purses or collars removed and added to a denim jacket. So many possibilities….
I don’t know if the apron in the above photo is reconstructed but I know similar ones could be. It’s such a fun little thing with a “Betty Boop risque” appeal to it. I gotta have one. The dress Gracie is wearing in the other photo is a “reconstructed” piece. (click on the photo to enlarge it) Look how great the different fabrics from various old items are put together for a unique but trendy look.
Besides the reconstructed pieces, I also adore the hand-painted pieces from other lines. I was so inspired by some of Gracie’s INDYGO ARTWEAR (handpainted in Capetown, Africa), that I am no longer trashing cotton or linen shirts and dresses just because I get a small stain or spot on them. It’s fabric paints to the rescue! (Matter of fact, I’ve got purple fabric paint on my fingers right now. I just added some fun swirls to a cotton capri set because it had a small ink spot on the top and voila! No more ink stain and the outfit is way cuter than before. )
Admittedly, it’s my love of the unique and fun fashions that led me to these pieces, but I also appreciate the huge, earth-friendly, bonus that comes with them. These forward-thinking fashions made from the past can save mountains of landfill space. And of course, just think how much fun it’s going to be for the artistic types who get to put these together. Put it all together and what’s not to love about this trend?
In the future, when shopping with us at CHANGES in Athens Consignment Center, ( www.athenschanges.com) be sure to look at our things in a more creative light. Love a robin’s egg blue linen shirt but it’s a bit plain? And the buttons on a Jack Be Quick sweater are to-die-for-fabulous but you’re not a sweater girl? Well, buy both, put the buttons on the linen shirt, fold the sweater into a rectangle, stuff with fiber fill and stitch it shut. Now, you’ve got a gorgeous, unique. linen shirt and a funky new pillow to punch up a boring chair or to save as a gift for your secret friend. RESALE SHOPPING IS FUN, FUN, FUN!!!
