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Tribute makes digital clothing that it places on people who spend up to $699 on a top that only exists online. The inspiration for the brand was the Sims, Grand Theft Auto, and other video games. “You have these characters and clothing shops where you can dress them up. That was always the most exciting part of the game for me,” says Gala Marija Vrbanic, the founder and creative director of Tribute.

Brand that is making me 🤨 you know? Like yeeessss digitizing clothing is a sustainable practice for prototyping but what does it mean when it’s the final product? We can’t wear the internet forever, you know? Interesting article but mixed emotions about what can be concluded

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“Fashion will change dramatically in the coming years. One will find it less and less important to be 'fashionable'. Good clothes – garments well designed and well made for the purpose of protecting the body and enhancing the personality - will prevail. Fashion will be more human, closer to the needs of the people in terms of their being and wellbeing. . . Not ‘well showing’.”

- Thierry Mugler, 1982 (Fashion 2001, Khornak 1982)

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excellent video by commenter of fashion theory and designer Rian Phin on what “futuristic fashion” might look like in regards to sustainability and consumer behavior (why won’t it likely resemble the tech-savvy aesthetic of Spy Kids? how will designers innovate as a response to an environmental crisis? using unconventional fabric combinations, etc.?) She cites a lot of great resources contributing to this conversation in the description of the video that are definitely worth pocketing for later.

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also this video (and Rian’s twitter) turned me onto designer Clara Chu who makes accessories out of repurposed items. a very imaginative way of picturing how ecological disaster can shape our perception of design

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great example of futuristic (/sustainable) consumer adaptions to high fashion trends, in this case the Diesel belt skirt / Miu Miu micro mini

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“outfit repeating” isn’t applicable to timeless and classic pieces, especially when you have a sense of ‘personal style’. do not subscribe to that idea that you can’t wear an outfit twice, thrice, or quadruple times. not everyone is into fleeting trends. you’re allowed to repeat.

This quote—although not originally intended to contribute to a sustainability conversation—pretty much sums up a huge part of my internal styling manifesto. Building a repertoire of tried and true pieces that communicate a transformable sensibility depending on how they are styled rather than a specific “aesthetic” or trend is a way of practicing sustainability.

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excellent video by commenter of fashion theory and designer Rian Phin on what “futuristic fashion” might look like in regards to sustainability and consumer behavior (why won’t it likely resemble the tech-savvy aesthetic of Spy Kids? how will designers innovate as a response to an environmental crisis? using unconventional fabric combinations, etc.?) She cites a lot of great resources contributing to this conversation in the description of the video that are definitely worth pocketing for later.

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i’ve been following FashionBrandCompany and their sustainability efforts on insta for a few years and i’m so tempted by this piece from their “scrap pit” drop. Creator Penelope Gazin writes of this collection:

The scrap pit over-floweth with hideous clothes. They are made by using leftover scrap fabrics and we cut the pattern pierces that fit best on a particular piece of fabric and then we make a pile and when constructing the garment we just grab random colors so each garment is mostly random and very unplanned. Even we are surprised when we see the finished pieces. I think this round is particularly ugly and maybe should not have been made. These colors look awful together. But alas they exist so have at them.

Although she laments humorously about the color palette turnout, one might wonder about the influence of color on sustainable practices and trend. In a future where “new” clothes are being made from already-existing clothes and textiles, what will that mean for our perception of color in the context of personal style? will pink remain the new black? will we begin to liken to the colors of our tee shirts from the soccer teams and choir groups of grade school?

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i’m making a tote bag checklist for the new year because—as much as i have loved being a mini bag girlie for the past few years—i’m going to need some items to help me remember to document this project. will reblog with amendments as i think of them but to start ~

digital camera. i’m starting with my boyfriend’s thrifted 2003 cam but i also have a hot pink Nikon coolpix that is so slay. they were just going to throw it away at my job!!! it just needs a new rechargeable battery hashtag sustainability

tiny notebook for sketching. i get a lot of ideas for styling outfits that i can’t always test out right away. i want to make sure i’m stressing the importance of versatility when picking new pieces for my closet - i normally won’t buy something unless it can be styled 3+ ways.

my minidisc player and headphones. this one is just a personal reminder ^-^ but dystopia is coming! physical media is the future and streaming services are so last season. so. jot that down.