Trashy Fashion

Wearable Recycled Art From WalterWorks

Hurray for more green fashion and recycled wearable art, this time from London-based WalterWorks. These pieces are from Belgium-born Walter Raes.

I am particularly fond of these designs as it is really easy to identify what they are made from, be it mops, rubber gloves or cassette tapes. This aspect of simple identification does take away from the practical wearability of the items, however. I am not sure that I would be massively into going out covered in scrubbers!

Implications - WalterWorks proves once again that one man's trash is another man's treasure. The designer believes that the trash thrown away around the world is offensively criminal, and it is from these throw-aways that he crafts his design.

Wearable Recycled Art
The trend of wearable recycled art provides a disruptive innovation opportunity to fashion and art industries to create eco-friendly and sustainable fashion using discarded materials.
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The trend of eco-friendly fashion can disrupt the fast fashion industry by promoting the use of recycled materials, reducing waste production, and slowing down the fashion cycle.
Sustainable Design
The trend of sustainable design can disrupt various industries by promoting environmentally conscious practices in product development, creating eco-friendly alternatives, and reducing waste production.

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Fashion Industry
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Art Industry
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SCORE
5.1 out of 10
GENDER
30% Men70% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Europe
GENERATION
  • Gen Z
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial (primary audience)
  • Gen X (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 82%
Activity 62%
Freshness 8%

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