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.
