The Designer Shaping The Future of Sustainable Streetwear

A pair of shoes made out of volleyballs. A bra made from fans. Artist Nicole McLaughlin upcyles found objects to create surreal new garments, changing the way we think about sustainable design.

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[notreally]

There is a little bit of content in your ad

[BigBagDragon]

Talking about sustainability and promoting an SUV.... hmmm.... yes.... sounds about right

[baconbutterburger]

brb, gonna go buy a hyundai and chop up some Canada Goose jackets to save the world.

[dtann]

I stopped watching when she started talking about cars

[mexicolla]

none of the materials she chose to use appeared warn. It all was new looking. Are they 'seconds' materials that didn't quite make retail-grade? is it art? is it inspiration for humans to repurpose or to reduce reuse recycle? what am i looking at?

[fish]

Is this an advert without stating that it is an advert in text?!

[juggermud]

Wow. Amazing episode Vice! I love how you've championed an artist who tries to live a playful and sustainable lifestyle whilst simultaneously trying to ram the very antithesis of her principles down our throats. *Slow claps, rolls eyes, walks away*

[ValandisValley]

Where do they find these high hippies who think they're being original and unique?

[earthisbeautiful]

having limits (using scraps of fabric, communication through our hands) always brings out the most creativity. this is so cool to see

[DontMockForest]

This is art, not sustainability. None of this is in itself very useful although it is cool looking and all her materials look brand new. Maybe I was just watching the whole thing feeling really sour after that unsavoury car ad.

[handlemonium]

Awesome. I had a pair of rugged hiking tights that didn't come with a waist chord so I took two shorter ones from other pants, melted and pressed of the tips together on the stove, threaded them through two small cuts in the circumference of the waist section, and secured them with a bit of sewing.

Satisfying and fun indeed.

[nikkipdx]

shouldn't this be labeled with sponsored?

[emcee]

sustainability is not taking the outcome of overproduction and make new (unwearable) products out of it. it means to reduce the outcome.

[jarredlaundry]

Cool vice showing how Nicole does some repurposing with stuff we already have! Essentially art of recycling, I appreciate that your able to be a designer that’s really inspiring to others. Art definitely is mute and communication is through visuals.

[sayanpandit]

In india we do this kinds of Designs pretty much in our daily lives. We call it "jugaad" Its Just less fancy and no one's gonna make a short documentary

[Jackwagon]

That Arc’teryx chair about $2, 500 at REI?

[STRANGE_hour]

shows us the value of an artist repurposing materials - tells us to buy a brand new car.

[OutOfBillion]

A 5 minute car ad. My worst nightmare.

[Craven]

Yea so it’s a car commercial. Great job vice

[flashgordonrocks]

How awesome would it be to have a rock climbing wall in your studio 🧗🏻