Upcycling

Asking for a friend: DIY clothing is sustainable and saves pennies – it’s a win-win. Want to give your wardrobe a revamp but don’t know where to start? We’ve consulted some experts so you can give old garms a new lease of life.

Get your hands on limited-edition items from the likes of Beepy Bella and Ji Won Choi. The price? Your own secondhand clothes.

The London designer birthed her brand in lockdown via Instagram, creating reworked masterpieces that are “bigger than just clothes or aesthetics”.

Childlike joy, mundane surrealism and post-apocalyptic apparel – this is how designers are responding to oppression right now.

Upcycling 004: The master innovator produces hand-crafted garms made from repurposed materials.

Upcycling 003: The designer discusses his forward-thinking approach to sustainability and his self-termed “collage” technique used to transform clothes which have been saved from ending up in landfill.