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All Blog Posts Tagged 'reconstruction' (13)

Trashion fascinators and flapper hats from neckties

I´ve been obsessed lately about fascinators and flapper hats. You know, those artistic looking brooch-type-fabric-thingies… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on June 12, 2008 at 11:48pm — No Comments

Suits you Girl! A reconstruction by LauPre

Crafster hosted a challenge last December to buy something under 20$ and reconstruct it to something new. The winner of the "Super Ugly to Super Awesome" challenge i… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on June 12, 2008 at 11:44pm — No Comments

New tutorial on Cut Out and Keep community - Pressing neckties

Many have asked me how I did my tie-dress. Here is a tutorial on what happened to the secondhand neckties before I pinned into shape on the dummy and formed my dress top. It does not matter if the t… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 28, 2008 at 12:30pm — No Comments

The art of shortening jeans - Bootcut

Picture: www.diesel.com, Doozy 71J How many times have you left a great looking, worn down pair of denim in… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 28, 2008 at 12:28pm — No Comments

Martin Margiela Artisanal SS08 collection

Maison Martin Margiela has released their new SS08… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 21, 2008 at 10:18am — No Comments

Sohung Designs by Shohung Tong

Chinese Shohung Tong is a NY based designer makes reconstructed dresses from nec… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 21, 2008 at 10:16am — No Comments

Necktie dress by Post Decadent Trashionista

Post Decadent Trashionista made a beautifull… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 21, 2008 at 10:15am — No Comments

Playfull reconstructions at Andrea Crews Collective

Andrea Crews design collective. Playfull-kick-ass-nurave-fashion-color-explos… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 18, 2008 at 2:05am — No Comments

Custom footwear couture

Clothes are not the only thing that can be customized. With spraypainting, drawing and painting you are able to create very unique effects to your footwear. If you think painting is too much for you you can always visit Etsy to buy so… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on April 6, 2008 at 6:13am — 1 Comment

My latest zipper collar

These zipper collars seem to have become my signature trashion thing. Here is my latest. I made it for my dear friend who took this lovely picture o… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on March 17, 2008 at 11:40am — 1 Comment

Discarded to Devine denim wedding dress

I´ve seen a few denim wedding dresses browsing through the net, but they all have looked sort of funny in light blue... Then I stumbled upon this... A natural white dress reconstruckted from old jeans and bleached to natural white.. Stunning. See Flickr user St Vincent de Pa… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on February 24, 2008 at 2:34pm — 5 Comments

My Comme des Garçons zipper collar

After writing that I have not been able to make that Comme des Garçons zipper collar, I got mad... I stood in front of the mannequin for two hours u… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on February 18, 2008 at 12:06pm — 2 Comments

Zipper collar trashion gala dress

I needed to find a "new" gala dress in two hours. I hate to wear the same dress twice to a party if there is fashion people present. I was so exited about my new zipper collar that I just had to wear it that night, but my KISS-boxy… Continue

Added by OutsaPop on February 18, 2008 at 12:01pm — No Comments