Mayor Boris Johnson, long-time reuse champion actress Joanna Lumley OBE, and James Cleverly AM have announced £8m funding from the London Waste and Recycling Board (LWaRB) to create the world's largest city-wide 'reuse network', helping household items find a new home rather than being chucked away.

More here: http://www.lcrn.org.uk/projects/london-reuse-network/press-release

Hello all, thank you for joining us at the Skills Market at Camden Green Fair, London's most central green festival. We taught mending and repairing using both donated goods from TRAID, and damaged garments that you brought with you.

Have a look at more of the photos here: http://www.meetup.com/weallreuse/photos/962705/

Congratulations to Sheena, who on May the 1st 2010 competed wearing just one little black dress for an entire year.

Read more at http://www.theuniformproject.com/ and find out when she will start year two.

Of course such thrift is nothing new. Full slips and dress shields worn under the arms enabled women throughout the 20th century and especially during the war to wear just two or three dresses in rotation. This inspiring clip shows just how it was done in 1943.

You are cordially invited to a free lunch for up to 5000 people. On the 16th December a free lunch made from delicious ingredients that would otherwise have been wasted will be prepared for 5000 people. Our aim is to highlight the ease of cutting the unimaginable levels of food waste in the UK and internationally. Find out more here: http://www.feeding5k.org/index.php

Immediately afterwards, from 2-5pm we will be hosting a clothes swap in and around the big Climate Camp yurt. Bring fabulous things to swap or donate! www.weallreuse.com

21 September Onwards

During the London Design Festival activities the Materials KTN Design Exchange has organised an Exhibition of Recycled and Reused Clothing.

This follows on from the “Designing Out Landfill” event in June 2009. It will include items from the following kind contributors.

Creative Resource, Kingston University
Finisterre
Keep & Share
Namaste UK Ltd
Oxfam
Worn Again

The exhibit will be in place for the duration of the festival at The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining, 1 Carlton House Terrace, London, SW1Y 5AF

Esthethica at London Fashion Week founder Orsola de Castro and others interviewed about reuse fashion by Yahoo news.

When thelondonpaper closes, commuters may no longer have a choice in free-sheets, but they will have a choice in a whole range of books.

On the afternoon of Monday 21st September 2009, the first day without thelondonpaper free-sheet, one circle line train will turn into a temporary mobile library of free books for commuters to take and enjoy.

The library is planned for one day, but may continue for as long as commuters want.

Orsola de Castro, founder of recycled fashion label From Somewhere, and curator of Estethica at London Fashion Week, and John Teall, graduate of the Chelsea Art Collage & UK based interior & furniture designer, have collaborated to create some unique and innovative pieces to celebrate London Design Festival.

Having bought at a London auction left luggage, which has been abandoned at Heathrow airport. De Castro and Teall set about using the contents to create several unique masterpieces.

The recent New York shows point to an increasing interest in craft, assemblage and a thrift-inspired look that is expected to carry through to London Paris and Milan. These designers are patching together luxe materials to create stunning and striking art garments - but will the department store and boutique buyers go for it? Will their customers bite?

Though we are currently experiencing a revival of 90's grunge with plaid shirts and ripped denim - this is a clearly low to middle market phenomenon.

A recent study carried out by Recycle Now states that only 16% of unwanted textiles are reused in the UK. 63% of that clothing goes to landfill, and we'd like you to help us change that.

we all reuse are interested in how reuse in fashion has growing in popularity, and would be really grateful if you could complete the following survey ASAP.

We'll be presenting the results during London Fashion Week. As a thank you one lucky respondent will win a glamorous reused ring from seraglia.com!