In our final Episode for Plastic Free July, Clare interviews American visual artist Marina DeBris. Marina calls herself a “trashion” designer, as well as an environmental activist, and anti-plastics campaigner. She makes her "Beach Couture" collections from rubbish she finds washed up on beaches.

There’s a history of fashion designers referencing refuse. John Galliano's controversial Couture 2000 collection for Christian Dior featured newspaper prints inspired by homeless people’s makeshift blankets. Vivienne Westwood has also dabbled in derelicte chic (like Mugatu in Zoolander). Jean Paul Gaultier once made a frock out of a bin liner – he named it his “rubbish bag dress” (in French). Jeremy Scott’s Autumn '17 Moschino collection was inspired by cardboard packaging. But these designers used luxurious fabrics to render the garbage theme gorgeous.

Marina comes from a very different place. She doesn’t want her work to be considered chic, fabulous or fashionable. She wants it to shock you.

So there’s a bustier embellished with discarded plastic utensils. A gown fashioned from the flimsy, floaty remnants of old white plastic carrier bags. She’s made dresses from polystyrene containers, old nappies, bed springs, even dead bird’s wings.

In this Episode we talk about why she makes her work, how she does it, and what sort of reactions she gets. Fashion can be a conduit for cultural conversation, so why not hijack it and use as a frame of reference for political art? That’s what Marina does with her provocative, confronting project trashion. Can you wear it? IF YOU DARE!

The WARDROBE CRISIS show notes unpack the issues addressed in each Episode. Way more than just links, it's like a mini magazine! 

Head over to www.clarepress.com/ to read yours and #bethechange

Music is by Montaigne http://www.montaignemusic.com.au/ 

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In our final Episode for Plastic Free July, Clare interviews American visual artist&nbsp;Marina DeBris. Marina calls herself a &ldquo;trashion&rdquo; designer,&nbsp;as well as an environmental activist, and&nbsp;anti-plastics campaigner. She makes her "Beach Couture" collections from rubbish she finds washed up on beaches.
There&rsquo;s a history of fashion designers referencing refuse.&nbsp;John Galliano's&nbsp;controversial Couture 2000 collection for&nbsp;Christian Dior&nbsp;featured&nbsp;newspaper prints&nbsp;inspired by homeless people&rsquo;s makeshift blankets.&nbsp;Vivienne Westwood&nbsp;has also dabbled in&nbsp;derelicte chic (like Mugatu in Zoolander). Jean Paul Gaultier once made a frock out of a bin liner &ndash; he named it his &ldquo;rubbish bag dress&rdquo; (in French).&nbsp;Jeremy Scott&rsquo;s Autumn '17 Moschino collection&nbsp;was inspired by cardboard packaging. But these designers used luxurious fabrics to render the garbage theme gorgeous.
Marina comes from a very different place. She doesn&rsquo;t want her work to be considered chic, fabulous or fashionable. She wants it to&nbsp;shock you.
So there&rsquo;s a bustier embellished with discarded plastic utensils. A gown fashioned from the flimsy, floaty remnants of old white plastic carrier bags. She&rsquo;s made dresses from polystyrene containers, old nappies, bed springs, even dead bird&rsquo;s wings.
In this Episode we talk about why she makes her work, how she does it, and what sort of reactions she gets. Fashion can be a conduit for cultural conversation, so why not hijack it and use as a frame of reference for political art? That&rsquo;s what Marina does with her provocative, confronting project trashion. Can you wear it?&nbsp;IF YOU DARE!
The WARDROBE CRISIS show notes unpack the issues addressed in each Episode. Way more than just links, it's like a mini magazine!&nbsp;
Head over to&nbsp;<a href="http://www.clarepress.com/podcast">www.clarepress.com/</a>&nbsp;to read yours and #bethechange
Music is by Montaigne&nbsp;<a href="http://www.montaignemusic.com.au/">http://www.montaignemusic.com.au/</a>&nbsp;
Enjoying the show? Please leave a review in iTunes. It helps other people find us.

WARDROBE CRISIS is a fashion podcast about sustainability, ethical fashion and making a difference in the world. Host Clare Press was the first VOGUE sustainability editor, and each week she interviews international guests about the big issues facing the fashion industry. Get to know their personal stories, and be part of the change.

WARDROBE CRISIS is a fashion podcast about sustainability, ethical fashion and making a difference in the world. Host Clare Press was the first VOGUE sustainability editor, and each week she interviews international guests about the big issues facing the fashion industry. Get to know their personal stories, and be part of the change.

Ethical fashion, sustainable fashion, slow fashion and eco fashion!

WARDROBE CRISIS with Clare Press

Clare interviews American visual artist Marina DeBris about her work as a “trashion” designer,  environmental activist, and anti-plastics campaigner.

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