You could Konmarie your closet. Strip it back to bare basics and sell, scrap or donate them. Or you could perform CPR.
Garment upcycling requires a little time, a little faith and sometimes high-level sewing skills. But a lot can be accomplished with a trip to the tailor, too. Here seven upcyclers of varying skills share how they transformed unloved items into pieces they actually wanted to wear.
From a McDonald’s uniform to festival flares
The McDonald’s uniform pants before Wilson’s transformation. Photograph: Cheianna Wilson/Shy Denim
I have been sewing my own outfits, together with my mum, since I was young. So, after studying fashion communications at university, I started my own brand. It’s a one-woman show that I work on here in my little Sydney apartment. All of my pieces that I make are from recycled, secondhand denim.