A reader recently alerted us to Bea Johnson, creator of the website Zero Waste Home, who challenged herself to wear a single man’s shirt in 50 different iterations, as part of her committment to a zero waste lifestyle: Great inspiration, and many iterations look so wearable and comfortable. Reminds me of Audrey Hepburn and her oversize…
Read Morean inspiring early improviser (age 4)
kimono + 7 belts + 7 beaded necklaces + red shoes + heart shades + Mickey cap ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! With thanks to Tara Mann (who this is/was in 1995)
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For the yearly fashion show given by Ethical Culture Fieldston School in the Bronx, Isabel Cohen wired together hundreds of metal washers to make the halter top for her floor-length attic insulation skirt (inspired by jellyfish tentacles). It was her answer to the show’s challenging theme: “Create an outfit made of anything but fabric”. The show…
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