Alternative/Repurpoused Materials in Fashion

There are a bunch of cool sites I found that follow devcloping trends in the use of repurpoused or unconventional materials in the creation of the latest fashions. One of the most extensive at tracking these trends is INHABITAT. It has sections devoted to various aspects of design, from Architecture to Accessories to Transportation. Cool stuff and useful as a tracking device...

http://www.inhabitat.com/accessories-and-fashion/

The picture on the top is of a couple of pillows made from repurpoused seatbelts from TING London. Its just one of the cool products I found on the site.

The site Suite101.com has alot of interesting information on how to go about repurposing old clothing, taking it apart, and making newer stuff from it, stuff which has the potential to create new trends.

http://sewingneedlework.suite101.com/article.cfm/recycle_repurpose_and_restyle

The site TreeHugger.com is cool as a general site to follow up on how to be green, think green, and buy green. It is not necessarily specifically about repurposing materials, but it is a great launch pad for research into green related topics. It has alot of good information and some very interesting original content articles

http://www.treehugger.com/design_architecture/?dcitc=th_nav_design

Finally the blog COOLHUNTING Green is cool in terms of informing us about one off or limited production furniture pieces and other wearable and non wearable accessories. As I learn more about it I will keep informing the blog...

http://www.blogcatalog.com/blog/cool-hunting-green-repurposed-furniture-and-other-creative-gems