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.

I love fashion magazines. Even though I'm not yet able to fit into the clothes I see in them, I still love fashion rags something fierce. The problem with this is that I end up with a lot of magazines sitting around the house because I feel bad about throwing out all that paper. With that in mind, I've come up with some interesting ways to reuse the paper in magazines (paper beads, paper bowls, paper jewelry) and tonight's DIY is no different.

Flora Project by Carla Fernández

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.

Buy My Wardrobe claims to be the chicest recycling event in the UK. It certainly lives up to its claim. ‘Wardrobe Mistresses’ abandon eBay and sell the contents of their wardrobes to the public.

Set up in response to over consumption, Buy My Wardrobe offers an eco- conscious alternative to the high street. Not only does it prompt us to rethink our addiction to disposable fashion, it also offers customers timeless designer pieces,

Retail guru Mary Portas is on a mission to transform Britain’s high street by reinventing the image of charity shops.

Her challenge is being documented in a three part series on BBC2: Mary, Queen of Charity Shops. Mary is managing her own shop in Orpington with the intention of overhauling charity shops in line with the retail sector.

1940s homeware is back in fashion. And it'll last forever..

" old things are built to last; unlike modern pieces they were designed to be repaired, not just tossed in the bin, so they are much better from a recycling point of view."

Full story at http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/interiors/austerity-interiors-to-serve-us-all-our-days-984040.html

Recycling clothes is in the blood of Jo Wood, founder of Jo Wood Organic. In this Guardian article she explains why now is the time to make a big change

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2008/jul/22/jowood

Interesting to note from this article that not only is the vintage market very sophisticated and well established but that in addition remade goods sell for a premium.

In the UK this is not always the case, I wonder why?

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/08/18/style/FVINTAGE.php

The old saying “first impressions count” has never been truer in our image driven society. Our senses are under constant attack, from adverts, the media, and the sheer amount of cultural noise around us.

In order for us to take notice, this cacophony will have to be drowned out by something literally out of the ordinary.

Glamour, that hard to define quality that makes you stop in your tracks to take a second look, or decide to really ring back the morning after, will always do the trick.