Sunday, August 22, 2010

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Raeburn....






What caught my eye in this month's VOGUE ....London-based designer, Christopher Raeburn creates an eco-friendly, ethical line of cozy coats and parkas- made from what exactly?... Raeburn used all second-hand salvaged materials (found in variety of military warehouses), including Euro-star uniforms, old Belgian army tank suits, or even retired hot air-balloons all from the 1950's. The coat that Blake Lively wears was "constructed from never-worn battle dress jackets found in storage in the U.K."...costing $1700, sold at Barney's NY stores.