Fashion-Less-Waste 2010 ... International Year of Biodiversity ... Student Fashion from recycled materials

Student entrants in the Australian Museum competition Fashion Less Waste 2010: Biodiverse designed and created an outfit mostly made from materials originally bought and used for a non-clothing purpose.

To celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity, students used Australian animals as their inspiration. Judges involved in the fashion industry chose the winners and runners-up ... more here

Materials :: Covers and pages of hard-cover books, netball skirt, string, plack paint, staples and safety pins ...

Materials :: Crocheted plastic bags

Materials:: Plastic bags, flyscreen, lolly wrappers, packing tape, boning, polystyrene packaging, table cloth, button and zipper

Take a peek at the rest of the finalists on the Australian Museum site here ...

the work of young Australian students is breathtaking!

September is Biodiversity month ... more HERE on endangered species etc