Tips for Turning Old Clothes into New Fashion

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Summary: Learn about recycling old clothes into new fashions in this free video clip about vintage clothing.

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Contact: frockyjackmorgan.com

Julia Barbee Julia Barbee has degrees in Marketing and
Three-Dimensional Design. She has shown her sculptural
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Tips for Turning Old Clothes into New Fashion

My name is Julia Barbee. My clothing line is Frocky Jack Morgan. On behalf of Expert Village, this is a tutorial on recycling and deconstructing old clothes. In this first clip, we're going to talk about what deconstruction is. I do a lot of wedding dresses, so I would start with something like this and remove the elements that maybe I don't like as far as the design is concerned. I would end up with something more like this where I've removed the sleeves, added straps, and just embellished with bead work. I used a lot of old slips because I like the way they fit and I'm able to dye them really easily. I go to antique stores and buy old bead work and just embellish wherever maybe some stains are or holes. I just try and make the garment as beautiful as I can and recycle as much as I possibly can. Who's really going to be interested in deconstruction? I would say someone who wants a really unique look that they want to tailor to their own personality. If you're interested in fashion design but you're not a tailor, you don't want to take sewing classes, this an easy way to embellish clothes without having to construct a garment from scratch. I'm going to be showing how to deconstruct clothing, which is creating one of a kind garments that you can kind of principally see the artist's hand in. Everything is a little bit disheveled. You can see threads hanging off, it's raw edges, but it's really purposeful and it creates a unique garment that's beautiful.