The Recycled Militant

This trend focuses on the teaming of the Lady in Command trend (Vintage Military) trend with recycled and re-used clothing.  To update your military trend transform your military pieces, denim pieces and your retro sportswear into a more utilitarian style and silhouette.

Source: Photo by Mikael Olsson

Source: As seen at http://ridsnap.com

Source: Maison Martin Margiela, Artisanal collection

Ways to make your own Recycled Militant look:

• Use zippers, pockets and fabrics from old clothing and clothes you no longer wear and attach them to clothes to give them a re-used and utility look.  Also if you are feeling confident try different placements.
• Create reversible garments by translating inside-out design aspects to designs
• Mix various patterns and colours together such as camouflage to create interesting colour blocking designs. 

Colour palette ideas:

Elements of the trend:

Retro Sportswear

Source: As seen at camouflage.shop-pro.jp

Inside-out and reversible garments

Source: As seen at www.vintagetrends.com

Military Flags

Source: Military flags, as reported on WGSN

Pigments highlights & removed pockets

Source: Louis Vuitton autumn/winter 2010/11 collection rehearsal

Lace Inserts

Source: WGSN street shot, Tokyo

String vest and new mesh updates

Source: Y-3 by Yohji Yamamoto spring/summer 2010

Vintage Military Graphics

Source: As seen at www.vintagetrends.com

Metallic Zipped Pockets

Source: Issey Miyake autumn/winter 2010/11

Collegiate collage

Source: Nozomi Ishiguro

Remade classics

Source: As seen at camouflage.shop-pro.jp

Medals

Source: as seen at www.antiquehelper.com

Leather Patching

Source: As seen at camouflage.shop-pro.jp

Lookbook

Source: As seen at www.anrealage.com

Source: Henrik Vibskov, autumn/winter 2010/11

Source: Bon spring/summer 2010

Source: iD, styling by Sarah Richardson

Source: Them 1 (Winner of the Man Photography Prize 2009), by Danny Treacy

Source: As seen at ridsnap.com

Source: As seen at ridsnap.com

Source: Vivienne Westwood Red Label autumn/winter 2010/11

Source: RUSSH magazine, Jan/Feb 2010

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