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License Plate Belts

Randi Tannenbaum Redefines Upcycled Street Style

— December 4, 2009 — Eco
Artist made urban fashion by Randi Tannenbaum means stylish license plate belts. Using recycled license plates and leather, the artist calls her work “urban graffiti”.

It’s easy to see how street style and luxury fashion meld in this cool unisex accessory. While hot designers have returned to distressed leather, Randi Tannenbaum goes one step further in upcycled street style by keeping the texture of the original painted metal.

Randi Tannenbaum can be seen at Cosa Verde and Etsy a handmade and vintage market place.
Trend Themes
1. Urban Graffiti Fashion - Opportunity to create a disruptive innovation by merging street style and luxury fashion through upcycled materials like license plates and leather.
2. Upcycled Accessories - Opportunity to tap into the growing consumer demand for sustainable fashion by repurposing materials like license plates to create unique accessories.
3. Distressed Leather Revival - Opportunity to capitalize on the trend of distressed leather by incorporating it in upcycled street style designs like license plate belts.
Industry Implications
1. Fashion Retail - Opportunity for fashion retailers to offer unique and sustainable accessories like license plate belts to cater to eco-conscious consumers.
2. Art and Craft Marketplaces - Opportunity for art and craft marketplaces like Cosa Verde and Etsy to provide a platform for artists like Randi Tannenbaum to showcase and sell their upcycled fashion creations.
3. Sustainable Fashion - Opportunity for the sustainable fashion industry to promote and support artists and designers who create upcycled accessories using unconventional materials like license plates.
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