She’s All About Upcycling

  What do you do with a plethora of upcycled clothes? Photoshoot!  So many items to talk about in these images… There’s the two dresses; dyed, painted, printed, tailored to fit myself correctly. You have the jeans; bleached, printed and patchworked. Then there’s the fun printed canvas corsets (made of recycled unstretched canvas I had at home). I also hand made some tote bags and dyed and printed on them, made of the same canvas.  To answer your burning question, yes they are all me. Photoshop was our friend here. 

This was such a fun project! I had an old hoodie I was, to say the least, bored of, so this is what I did with it! We have an old washing machine at home and after the second bleach, it ripped the jumper up. I was initially disappointed but decided to make the most of it with the black denim detailing.  The jumper has since been worn, to death, the bleach compromised the structural integrity of the jumper and it is now ripped to pieces. I’m excited to recycle the upcycle into something even more exciting and new! 

Hi there! My name’s Francesca and I’m alllll about sustainable clothing options! The main way I do this is through the upcycling of old clothes of mine. I love reworking clothing I own, whether that’s a pair of jeans I’ve worn out or an ill fitting jumper. The ability to rework an old piece of clothing is not only a cost effective alternative, it’s wearable art! I can guarantee you’ll feel confident and proud wearing something you made and there’s nothing better than being asked “Where’d you buy that?” And answering “Oh this… I made it!”