Montreal Artists Transform Post-Consumer Trash Into Beautiful Fashion
Posted By Diane Pham On February 6, 2012 @ 4:30 pm In Accessories and Fashion,Recycled Materials | No Comments
The Great White North may be steeped in nature that residents fight to preserve, but Canadians still generate a whopping 35 million tons of garbage every year. To draw attention to the excess waste produced by citizens, Environment Canada [4] challenged 16 artists from the fields of fashion, hairstyling, cabinetry, and the visual arts to transform piles of trash into haute-couture creations. Currently on display at the Biosphere Environmental Museum [5] in Montreal, O.N.E. Outfits From a New Era [6] will make you think twice about consuming more than you need.
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