# Trashy Fashion Wearable Recycled Art From WalterWorks By Cowbag | Published 2008-12-28 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trashy-fashion-wearable-art-from-walterworks References: [walterworks](http://www.walterworks.co.uk/Gallery.htm) Hurray for more [green fashion and recycled wearable art](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-metal-jewellery-reformation-x-clair-waight-keller-create-a-limited), 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/done-dusted). 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/trashy) is offensively criminal, and it is from these throw-aways that he crafts his design. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.1/10 - Popularity: 82% | Activity: 62% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **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. - **Eco-friendly Fashion:** 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. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Fashion Industry:** The fashion industry can benefit from the trend of wearable recycled art, eco-friendly fashion, and sustainable design by promoting sustainable practices in product development and reducing waste production. - **Art Industry:** The art industry can benefit from the trend of wearable recycled art by promoting the use of recycled materials to create eco-friendly and sustainable art, reducing waste production, and promoting environmental consciousness. - **Waste Management Industry:** The waste management industry can benefit from the trend of wearable recycled art by promoting the reuse and recycling of discarded materials, reducing waste production, and promoting environmental consciousness. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Upcycled Tent Garments](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/music-festival-waste.md) - [Waste-Incorporated Chair Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/knoll-chairs.md) - [Disruptive Fashion Art Galleries](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dirty-looks.md) - [Grass Root-Made Sculptural Wearables](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rootfull.md) - [Discarded Shoe-Created Stools](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/wu-series.md) - [Retail Overconsumption Campaigns](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/coachtopia-1.md) - [Recycled Metal Jewellery](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/recycled-metal-jewellery-reformation-x-clair-waight-keller-create-a-limited.md) - [Upcycled Leather Wallet Capsules](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upcycled-leather-wallet.md) - [Cigarette Waste Hats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/shearling-style-hat.md)