Conscious Consumerism

What is Upcycled Fashion?

Why You Should Make Upcycled Fashion Part of your Ethical Wardrobe

On a basic level, most people know what upcycling is. But once you ask them to explain the difference between upcycling and recycling, they get confused. As you may know, recycling is taking waste and making it into something new. Typically, it is to make another product out of the material. An example is recycling your newspaper so they can print more newspaper is recycling.

Upcycling, on the other hand, is taking something old or otherwise unwanted then making something more desirable.

It’s almost the same as recycling but has more to do with context and value.

We’ve always upcycled

But perhaps giving it a name now shows the state of rampant consumerism and constant practice of buying our things new. Strange how so many things we used to do, such as composting and growing our own food, is seen more as counter-culture today.