bits and bobbins

this one’s for the san franciscans…especially those into recycling and restyling clothing!

the st. vincent de paul society of san francisco is a charity organization that provides care and assistance to the homeless and needy of the city of san francisco. for the past several years, they’ve sponsored an event called discarded to divine, where, as it states on their site, “donated clothes [are] transformed into one-of-a-kind couture creations, auctioned to benefit the poor and homeless”. this is fashion for a cause, and a worthy one at that, as the homeless population in san francisco is, to put it lightly, sizable. these people might be considered the discards of society by some, but with the help of st. vincent de paul and their programs, it’s hoped that their lives have a chance to (once again?) become divine.

discarded to divine 2008 has already closed their call for entries as of the end of january, but if you’re in the city of san francisco, you can check out the fabulous handmade recycled clothing confections at various locations around town from february through april.

a sneak preview of the garments can be seen at the venerable de young museum on friday, april 4th, 2008.

but the main event, an AUCTION of these undoubtedly gorgeous pieces will occur on saturday, april 26, 2008 at the academy of art’s spring fashion week event, the location of which just happens to be down the road from where i live! awesome. i’ll definitely be there (and not square! actually, probably pretty round at that point, but i digress!!).

for more information, please see the discarded to divine 2008 website.

also, for a peek at previous years garments, you can check out this discarded to divine 2006 flickr set!

it gets harder and harder to choose pictures from wardrobe_remix every week, i’m telling you!

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-perhaps proving that there’s really no cheap thrill in cheap shopping, low impact living gives us the downlow on the ethical and environmental track records of major retailers like the gap/old navy/banana republic, H&M, and forever 21. seems the most trend-forward of them all is not so bad. WELL, slap me and call me sally!

face it, fashion is size-ist. no matter the occasional protests from various camps, it’s clear that nobody really in the top tiers of fashion gives a fig about the frail figures of today’s models, least of all the top designers showing their wares in paris this past week (via the wall street journal). sometimes i just wish that the fashion world in general would just get with reality…scarily skinny is most definitely NOT the most beautiful thing, nor is it realistic, or attainable for most mortals.

-undeniably thought-provoking = this bluetooth burka that can digitally reveal the face of the individual the burka itself is meant to hide. said to be controversial, this garment was designed by german named marcus kison and was shown at the MIT media lab seamless fashion show, a “fashion event featuring innovative and experimental works in computational apparel design, interactive clothing, and technology-based fashion”. marcus kison is also behind the vanity ring, which registers the number of google hits received by the wearer. clever, clever!

fashion vs. the internet: seems that a number of top designers (especially the older ones) are techno-phobes, refusing to get within spitting distance of a personal computer. maybe it’s a good thing…they aren’t distracted by the pretty flashy things that abound in this vast, time-sucking series of tubes, leaving time and mindspace for making pretty things! *snigger* (via the international herald tribune)

-i don’t buy a whole lot of fashion mags anymore…i just get my paws on a few of my faves, and i’m all peachy and pleased as punch. for a long while, i was obsessed with blueprint, favoring it over the usual glossy-paged style periodical for it’s clean look, and DIY, holistic, whole-lifestyle attitude. and then it tanked. and i was sad and a little angry. BUT, word on the street is that blueprint’s coming back in the form of a (NEW AND IMPROVED) blog! WOO-HOO! and even better, my pal, artist lisa congdon, and her pal/business partner rena tom (over at the superb NYC/SF shop rare device) will be blogging there regularly on the topic of design, fashion, trends, or whatever the heck they feel like. i’ll definitely be reading!

and, of course, the quick and dirty links, cuz you like it that way, oh yes!:

-patchwork-y, recycled homegoods goodness by designer sandy stone inspires and abounds over at poppytalk

-chunky necklace goodness (via new york mag, via fly)

-i’m in love with the patterns (illustrated by GREAT fashion drawings) over at MetaPostModernKnitting.com. i’m over the moon about the runway bolero and speckles (though perhaps in more “me” colorways, natch).

-and more on the knitting tip…geraniums and potatoes has a nice lil round-up of her fave free patterns, all of which i also approve of as well!

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