The re:fashion wardrobe : sew your own stylish, sustainable clothes / Portia Lawrie.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Tunbridge Wells, Kent : Search Press Limited, 2023Description: 176 pages : illustrations (chiefly colour) ; 28 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781782218753
- 1782218750
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Reuse and sew a sustainable capsule wardrobe that is tailored to you - and with it, break the cycle of throw-away fashion, with Portia Lawrie, leader of the Refashioners - fashion reuse pioneers.
Publishers Weekly Top 10 Lifestyle books 2023
Creative Book Awards 2024 Winner - Best Upcycling Book and Best New Author from Crafts Beautiful Magazine
Every year, tons of clothing are sent to landfill, much of it owing to fast fashion and our desire to throw away clothes that aren't considered 'fashionable'. In this book, learn how to alter or completely deconstruct once-loved clothes to create edited or entirely new garments and accessories that are not only chic but saving the planet.
Beginning with advice on how to source and analyze existing clothes
Founder of The Refashioners movement and sewing designer Portia Lawrie will then take you step by step through a collection of inspirational garments that she has reworked to show you just how easy it is to refresh and renew any piece of clothing you come across.
In every project, accompanied by stage-by-stage photographs and invaluable tips, see how you can adapt and cut away at tops, trousers, dresses and more to build a stylish, modern capsule wardrobe that you can wear throughout the year.
Includes index.
"Transform pre-loved clothes and forgotten fabrics into stylish new garments. Let the founder of The Refashioners movement and sewing designer Portia Lawrie show you how to created sustainable fashion that doesn't cost the planet. Beginning with advice on how to source and 'harvest' existing clothes, Portia then makes 11 inspirational garments - from tees and shirts to shorts and a coat - all clearly shown step by step. With her friendly style and tricks of the trade, discover just how easy it is to build a modern, versatile capsule wardrobe that you can wear throughout the seasons, and for years to come." -- Back cover.
The founder of The Refashioners movement presents step-by-step projects for adapting and cutting away at tops, trousers, dresses, and more to build a stylish, modern, and environment-saving capsule wardrobe one can wear throughout the year.
About me -- Why re:fashion? -- Why a capsule wardrobe? -- Building a capsule wardrobe -- Sourcing: the secrets of second-hand shopping -- Haberdashery & hardware -- Equipment & notions -- The projects -- Capsule combinations -- Re:fashion techniques.