Tuesday 29 June 2010

Leftover Green Beans.

Since 2007, Josy and Aza from Left Over Green Beans have been creating clothing made completely of re-purposed and organic materials - such as vintage fabrics, hand-crocheted curtains, deconstructed clothing, and handmade trims. They find pieces they love in flea markets and their grandmothers’ closets and put them together to create totally unique garments.
Here are some of my favourite looks from their current collection:
The Avedon
Crochet skirt handmade crochet and organic lining, flower top made from an apron with green plaid trim from curtains

The Mirabella
  Vintage embroidered table cloth with green plaid trim repurposed from curtains

The Audrey
 Top is a bed sheet with crochet table covering skirt, vintage silk pieced together with french rickrack and, vintage lace trim, and embroidered flower appliques.

The Carrie & The Leanna
Skirt is made from a bed skirt. Top is repurposed fabric from childhood clothing.
Yellow skirt is made from vintage fabric. Top is made from a curtain & vintage buttons.

What do you think of the pieces? They're so gorgeous and unique, with a truly fun, vintage vibe to it. The fact that each and every piece is eco-friendly too would definitely make you feel good about wearing them! To find out more about the girls behind LOGB or to get a bit more inspiration for your next visit to nana's, go to their website:  
http://www.leftovergreenbeans.com/logb.html
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15 comments:

  1. Stacy29 June 2010 at 22:52

    wowow I love this!
    I love the skirts in the bottom pics.
    amazing xx

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  2. jemina29 June 2010 at 23:28

    these are amazing, thanks for the heads up, i will definitely check it out, xoxo

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  3. MY REPUBLIC OF FASHION30 June 2010 at 00:41

    These are all fantastic. Love the dress made out of a tablecloth and curtains.SarahD:)

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  4. http://freshonpr.blogspot.com/30 June 2010 at 02:09

    wow i love allo the dress.
    Ciao
    Nicola FreshONpr

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  5. Constant Catwalk30 June 2010 at 05:52

    This is FANTASTIC! i loved the designs and creativity behind it!

    Thanks for the insights ;)

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  6. Eat, Sleep, Denim30 June 2010 at 11:04

    These are very great!
    Eat, Sleep, Denim <3

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  7. FRANKI30 June 2010 at 17:45

    omg i thought it was silly
    to make a dress out of curtains
    but they do it
    so i guess its pretty cool hehe :)

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  8. Lia Waroka Putri30 June 2010 at 19:14

    Awesomeee! Its really what ppl call creativity, and Im in love with these outfits! <3

    XO,
    BarbieJunk

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  9. Benedetta M.1 July 2010 at 00:28

    wow that amazing collections, so chic and retrò!!! Thank you so much for your suggestion sweetie ;D

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  10. D e g a i n e1 July 2010 at 13:23

    I am loving all the over sized hats in this post, especially the one with the fur


    xx

    D E G A I N E

    http://www.fashiondegaine.com

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  11. TMFA1 July 2010 at 18:12

    Loving the hat!

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  12. Unknown2 July 2010 at 02:49

    These are all so cool.
    They sure have unique pieces!

    follow me?
    Lovely Curse
    and my second blog.

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  13. Sabo Skirt4 July 2010 at 00:21

    Wow...the crochet skirt is AMAZING!!!

    Ps. thank you for sharing your beauty secret with us! We're yet to find the perfect concealer. We also have difficult/sensitive skin, which is why we love the Nude makeup so much =)

    xx .sabo skirt.

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  14. mashi8 July 2010 at 15:50

    absolutely love the range you've got up there, esp the Audrey one x

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  15. Becky Jean14 July 2010 at 13:29

    Gorgeous post!! I love all of these - especially the one with the cat. FAB!!! xx

    http://time-is-fleeting.blogspot.com/

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