Re:Fashion Wardrobe, The: Sew your own stylish, sustainable clothes

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Reuse and sew a sustainable capsule wardrobe that is tailored to you – and with it, break the cycle of throw-away fashion, with Portia Lawrie, leader of the Refashioners – fashion reuse pioneers.

Publishers Weekly Top 10 Lifestyle books 2023

Creative Book Awards 2024 Winner – Best Upcycling Book and Best New Author from Crafts Beautiful Magazine

Every year, tons of clothing are sent to landfill, much of it owing to fast fashion and our desire to throw away clothes that aren’t considered ‘fashionable’. In this book, learn how to alter or completely deconstruct once-loved clothes to create edited or entirely new garments and accessories that are not only chic but saving the planet.
Beginning with advice on how to source and analyze existing clothes
Founder of The Refashioners movement and sewing designer Portia Lawrie will then take you step by step through a collection of inspirational garments that she has reworked to show you just how easy it is to refresh and renew any piece of clothing you come across.
In every project, accompanied by stage-by-stage photographs and invaluable tips, see how you can adapt and cut away at tops, trousers, dresses and more to build a stylish, modern capsule wardrobe that you can wear throughout the year.

From the Publisher

Sew a sustainable capsule wardrobe that is tailored to you – and with it, help break the cycle of throw-away fashion.

The fashion industry is the second biggest polluter of the environment on the planet. Every year, over 350,000 tonnes of clothing is sent to landfill in the UK – just under 14 million tonnes in the US – much of it owing to fast fashion.

Join the movement against throw-away fashion, and refashion once-loved clothing to create a sublime capsule wardrobe that is contemporary and classy.

We urgently need to find alternative, more sustainable approaches that allow us to have the stylish wardrobes we crave without hurting our planet. The techniques you learn in The Re:Fashion Wardrobe is one of those alternatives.

Learn how to alter or create entirely new garments from pre-loved clothes or forgotten fabrics that are not only chic but don’t cost the earth.

Portia takes you step–by–step through a collection of 11 garments that she has reworked, showing you just how easy it is to refresh or change any piece of clothing you come across, including:

Button-front Skirt

Refitted Jeans

Boxy Tunic Shirt

T-shirt Dress

Every garment in the collection can be used to create a modern capsule wardrobe that you can wear throughout the year, and Portia has included advice on how to adjust the garments in the book to make versions suitable for different times of the year.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Search Press (April 25, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 176 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1782218750
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1782218753
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.89 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.69 x 0.65 x 11.06 inches