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.

Once we were a nation of shopkeepers; now we appear to have become a nation of hoarders.

A report today says that we fill our homes with so much clutter that the space occupied by our possessions has doubled in the past 30 years.

From home computers to toys, the growth in consumerism has meant that our belongings now take up nearly half of our homes.

Read the full story here

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article7027045.ece

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.

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!

House of Diehl are an innovative design duo who host live reuse fashion events across the world. Designers are invited to submit their work to enter into future 'rack to runway' contests.

Anti-Apathy, the Ethical Fashion Forum and Futerra Sustainability Communications have come together to create the RE: Fashion Awards supporting and promoting reuse and sustainability in fashion.

We were unable to attend, but coverage of the event from The Telegraph may be found here:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/fashion/3459905/RE-Fashion-Awards-2008.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