Reduce, reuse, recycle

For a self-directed project in college, I looked at recycling and the idea of taking everyday objects and making them into something new. I took this idea into my fashion class and recycled a gents suit jacket and shirt into a skirt and top (both from Oxfam). I loved working on these, playing around with ideas on the mannequin until I came up with something that was totally different from the original garments, but used some of their features such as buttons and seams. I love to try and do more of this kind of thing - making use of old clothes or clothes in charity shops and giving them new life, instead of always buying new things.