Every fashionista on the planet is twittering this last week about the so called thong jeans on parade at Amazon Fashion Week in Japan. 'Designed' by a Tokyo based designer, Thibaut, they seem to have taken 'less is more' a little too far. The jeans will apparently be available next year, but we shall see (or not, as it is). Presumably if there is anything left of them. Or the designer.
As we all know, where haute couture goes, us mere mortals follow. So we really should all be hoping this trend takes off. Clearly haute couture has finally made the upcycler cut.Pretty much every person who ever walked the earth has jeans in their wardrobe that they no longer wear. Well, now we have an entire new range - and for free. Get out the scissors and hack off the unnecessary bits, set your butt and legs free, pull on your new Thong Jeans and off to the shops. Or club. Or, in my case, the back garden, so no one gets a fright. Some of our very own Aussie artists like KT Doyle of JEANBAG recently flagged that she was creating a whole new series of artwork this year and I am thinking that the missing pieces from these jeans could definitely be on the menu.
Or Rachael Cassar, who deconstructs and remakes vintage clothing into haute couture could save herself a whole heap of time.Any denim upcycler could easily churn out 10 pairs of these a day as they cut up old jeans to make back packs, bunting and bean bags.
It's been a big year for jeans interpreters - remember the see through plastic number from Topshop earlier this year? It was very disappointing to see them go by the wayside. Clear plastic shower screens all over the world almost had a new life.Certainly haute couture seems to be inspired by every day item upcycling with Balenciaga recently launching a $3,500 skirt that looked suspiciously like a rubber car mat. More inspiration for upcyclers. Why make dreary old hand bags and belts out of your rubber, when there is a skirt to be found lying on the car floor or in the tyres. Take note, Upcycled and Upcycle Studio. If you do decide to give a Thong Jeans hack a whirl, we'd love to see the before and after shots. If this is all just an eye roll, but reminds you of all those old jeans you have stuck in the back of your cupboard, dig them out and take them to your local Op Shop. There are many many people around who would appreciate them. Main Images: Splash News | Bunting: JEANBAG