When Swedish brand Hodakova won the LVMH prize this year, it felt extra significant. The finalists for the most sought-after prize in fashion — awarded annually — are meant to foreshadow the future of ...

Every year, some 100 billion garments are produced worldwide, and 92 million tons of clothing waste end up in landfills. Given this enormous amount of waste, it is logical to think that the only way ...

Second-hand was yesterday: Now it's time to make your own fashion! Upcycling, the creative transformation of clothing, is experiencing a real hype in 2025. Gen Z in particular has discovered this ...

Salt Lake Community College Fashion Institute student Victor Matvienko strutted his stuff on the green carpet Monday, observing Earth Day by taking part in the college’s first ever “Trashion Show.” ...

In the back of everyone’s closet lives a wasteland of long-unworn clothes — stained shirts, ripped jeans and scuffed shoes that will probably never see the light of day again. A world of creative ...

When it comes to sustainable fashion, the students in Sage Hill School’s Reimagined Fashion Upcycling Club have a real passion for it. So much so that the club held its second annual fashion show — ...

Thrifting is officially a mainstream movement in the U.S. And National Thrift Shop Day on Wednesday counts scores of new (and longtime) admirers in fashion for thrifting’s history, trendiness and ...

Re;code is a leading Korean brand for upcycled fashion that utilizes a range of discarded industrial materials like military fabrics, tents and parachutes in its designs. Part of Kolon Industries, the ...

Using a colorful and kitschy necktie as a headband, creating a scarf from an old kitchen towel, or gluing a few bottlecaps to the outside of a purse: Upcycling has long played a playful role in ...