Desula: One dress altered for a lifetime of wear

A small group of women living in the isolated villages of central Sardinia have worn the same dress for a lifetime. Filmmaker Andrea Pecora shares this amazing tradition in her beautiful short film Desula. Desula: …

2 easy ways to recover a vintage bag strap

As my collection of vintage bags refuses to stop growing I made myself promise that I wouldn’t allow any more funky old purses to leap into my cart at the thrift shop until I mended …

January Refashion Challenge: Sustainable Style

4 years ago I stopped shopping new and fully embraced creating my own unique style from secondhand, vintage, thrifted and inherited garments and materials. Giving up buying brand new wardrobe items was a lot less …

Mend jeans with Sashiko stitching

A few days before my big international move from Berlin to Toronto was to begin tragedy struck my fave pair of jeans: Unfortunately all of my sewing gear & refashionista stash had already been packed …

The Refashioned DIY Rainbow Unicorn Costume

My kiddo had a difficult time deciding just what she wanted me to create for her Canadian Halloween debut. A trip to the thrift shop and a sort through the racks soon provided the answer in …

Thrifting Quickies #1

Wanna learn my top refashionista thrifting tips? Check out my brand new video series, head to your local charity shop and get upcycling with Thrifting quickies #1! Still not sure if thrifting and second hand …

Queen Lila’s Easy Hair Stick Bun How To

I have uncooperative, thick, heavy, straight in some parts, curly in others hair that never wants to stay up no matter how many elastics and bobby pins I use. I’ve lost count of how many …

My Top Tips for Cleaning Thrifted Plastic

Thrifting awesome plastic gear without damage or faded colours can be quite a challenge but when you do discover a fabulous piece of plastic history it’s absolutely worth snapping up and adding to your collection. …

My easy refashioned overalls tutorial

Here’s another quick and simple method for transforming summer gear into a fall favourite! Get the tute behind how I refashioned myself a comfy quirky pair of autumn overalls: