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Unique-Vintage.com steals designs from lines they carry

Posted Jul 13th 2008 6:11PM by Mallory Whitfield
Filed under: Vintage wear, Designers, Dresses and Skirts, Under the Radar

1950s style halter top Trixie dress by Trashy Diva designer Candice Gwinn gets ripped off with this blatant fake dress by Unique-Vintage.com

Big companies stealing ideas from independent designers is not an unheard of phenomenon, unfortunately. But what is even worse is when the little guys start stealing from other little guys. We've seen it before on sites like Etsy and eBay, where unscrupulous "artists" sometimes blatantly steal the designs of other true artists, recreate them and sell them as their own, original work. Well, it's happened again, and this time it's personal.

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Top 5 ways to green up your wardrobe

Posted Apr 22nd 2008 4:04PM by Mallory Whitfield
Filed under: Do Good, Sustainable Style

By this point we've all heard how important it is to buy eco-friendly products, and that includes fashion. But is it all just hype? Just another marketing gimmick employed by corporate America to try and get us to spend more dollars but feel less guilty about doing it? Many companies have been accused of greenwashing, and it's certainly true that buy buy buy is not the way to help our environment.

No matter what though, people will always want to dress in a way that makes them feel good about the way they look. We shouldn't have to compromise style in our quest to save the planet. Sure, we need to adjust our habits, but that doesn't mean that we'll all end up looking like a bunch of dirty hippies. Here's our list of the top 5 ways to really green up your wardrobe.

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Plastic bag outfits: new trend?

Posted Mar 31st 2007 10:39AM by Jonathon Morgan
Filed under: Vintage wear, Designers, Dresses and Skirts

Just last week we were talking about new outfits on the runways designed completely from garbage bag material. Now comes news that one woman has been making 1950s style outfits completely from grocery bags. Is this a coincidence, or are designers actually turning plastic bags as a legitimate material for their new designs?

Cathy Kasdan, who created the outfit, wrote in an email to Craftzine.com: "The dress is all hand knit from grocery bags that were the result of actual trips to the grocery store. As soon as I told people I could use their old bags for a project they brought them in by the bag full, I received thousands! The plastic grocery bag came about in the 1950's along with futuristic optimism about America, so I made a "typical" 1950's ensemble complete with pillbox hat and purse..."

I actually think the outfit looks fantastic, though I can't imagine it'd be very comfortable to wear. Great for a night out when you're really trying to turn heads, as an all-out 1950s look by itself would get you some attention, and I can only imagine people's reactions when they realized it was made out of grocery sacks.

For more trash used for fashion, check out Haute Trash.

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