An Upcycling Dream

by Alyssia Holmes

Zero Carbon emission projects are how we are making a positive impact in the Fashion Industry. This Sexy, Rebellious, and Cool upcycled story was created from natural elements, thrift store finds, and dumpster diving.  While looking around, we came across male authentic camouflage pants, a white vintage wedding gown, gold belts, gold body chains, an olive-green trench coat, and a pair of wool pants. These items gave birth to a “Warrior Princess” .

Many people wear vintage camouflage as streetwear even though it’s a good chance someone from the military originally wore them while serving the country. Camouflage patterns are versatile enough to combine with non-traditional streetwear textiles.  In the image below, we deconstructed authentic camouflage pants into a unique design combining high-waisted shorts and half pants. Then, upcycled a ruffled wedding gown by using its lace as trim and dramatic ruffles on the left side of the pant.  We used the remaining wedding dress fabric to create a cape with ruffles designed around the models’ right shoulder.

This piece was an experiment that turned into a beautiful work of upscaled art.

So, Ladies, now you can wear upcycled olive-green in a sexy, cool, and laid-back sustainable style.

Wool was typically used in the 1960’s for warmth and durability. We paired industrial wool capris with a deconstructed khaki green jacket and fun gold accessories. The olive-green trench coat, threaded with hunter green belts from the camo pants and paired with a vintage lace corset top really made the “Warrior Princess” theme come to life!  Layered Gold belts with upcycled gold beading gave the look a since of opulence.

Can You See Yourself in These?

In 2019, we’ve seen many clothing brands bringing back bell bottom jeans.  So, we decided to design our own sustainable bell bottoms with unique layers peplums.  These upcycled bottoms were created from three pairs of recycled camouflage pants found from a local thrift store. Then, threaded into a beautiful pair of upcycling trousers with bold, warm colors to get you ready for the fall. 

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Women Leading Sustainability in the Beauty and Cannabis Industry

left to right: Kelly Allerton (Beauty Director of C Magazine), Allison McNamara (Founder of Mara Beauty), Carina Chaz (Founder of DedCool), Caitlin Danis (Co-Founder of Flwr), and Devan Hopp (Brand Director of VERSED)

Think SUSTAINABILTY

­­­by Alyssia Holmes

Sustainability is the key to launching a successful body and beauty brand because consumers are beginning to understand the environmental impact their everyday choices.  The Pottery, a dispensary located in Los Angeles, hosted a seminar by Kelly Atterton, Beauty Director of C Magazine, Carina Chaz, Founder of DedCool, Deven Hopp, Brand Director of Versed, Allison McNamara, Founder of Mara Beauty, and Caitlin Danis, Co-Founder of Flwr, about “sustainability” and incorporating conscious habits as part of our daily lives.  According to Refinery29,   90% of millennials pay for products that are sustainable. 

For instance, cannabis brand, Flwr, has created ways to use their packaging in multiple ways as a household item. With the demand of recyclable shipping materials by many manufactures increasing, Target stores is making huge environmental strides by making recycling cool.  They have a recycling station in every store for everyone to drop off plastics, papers, and metals. 

Think 100% Refillable Lifestyle! 

The ladies on the panel shared their challenges with sourcing sustainable packaging. Identifying places that can be refill basic cleaning solutions for the home & body are a sure way to positively impact the carbon footprint. The panel agreed that Sustain LA Refill Station is the perfect place to begin our re-fill lifestyle. Their belief in sustainability is to change the human behavior of consumption and to refill your daily necessities like soap, conditioner, shampoo, and cleansers for everyday use.

top left: VERSED plumping mask, Cup and Leaf tea bag, CORA bag of tampons and pads, top right: MARA Beauty face oil, bottom right: Flwr sativa pre-rolls and wraps

So, continue to take care of your body, your beauty, others, and the world around you because you are helping one step at a time.   Keep in mind that not all new brands are out here to support environmental causes, but that we are responsible to help them in realizing it. Just “Be Sustainable as Possible”. For people who want to share their daily sustainable routine or to schedule a carbon footprint free photo shoot email info@NyLaurent.com.

NyLaurent Visual Design Agency is creating content with zero carbon footprint by combining traditional waste and redesigned vintage fashion!