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At 5th Season, discarded clothing and textiles are innovatively and artistically transformed into fashionable, 100% hand-crafted, one-of-a-kind bags. Through our bags, we hope to resonate the importance of reducing our consumption and waste by challenging each other to creatively look at consumer products beyond their original intended purposes.
The name '5th Season' was chosen to signify that discarded material can enjoy yet another season – reincarnated, upcycled and refashioned into something new and unique.
Choose from our already made collection or contact me and we can start your own custom design with textile, appliqué and design of your choosing. If you have a pair of pants you don't wear anymore but just can't part with, turn it into a bag you will use everyday!
A recent coffee date with a girlfriend spawned a wonderfully delicious idea of upcycling previously-loved-and-used-but-now-unwanted painted canvas into handbags and clutches! I will be mixing new design with the current for this project. So the hunt begins…I am in search of: Previously painted canvas (detached from frame) Drop cloths Painter’s […]
LOADS of holiday fairs coming up! I did something crazy this year and applied for all of the ones I wanted to be in…and the acceptance notifications are coming in like a tsunami!! …from WAY MORE than I expected!! I suppose that’s the price of GOING BIG You can take […]
WHOA. The calm before the storm (…or I mean the Holidays) is still a bit busy!! This is giving me a good taste of the craziness that is about to break loose! This week, I got a butt load of MiNI MaGGIE zippered pouches for you! You can find them […]
