'2 in 1' Sustainable Tshirts

Sweet Pastel Casino T
ingredients:
1x pastel purple XL from Red Cross ( I love they are promoting the Reduce Reuse Recycle concept);
1x offcuts from Ms Cmacs pastel fluro green beach tee 09 never made it out in public as a whole tshirt;
1x offcuts from Ms Rings bright blue beach tee 09 which was never intended to be worn as bought it got refashioned into a pockettree casino tee (must have ink bling!)




Above: Sweet Teen T detail on back shoulder, call it a fabric tat!

Hearts T
ingredients:
1x Phuket tourist T
1x Jack & Jones hard yacka style T
1x Threadless Type Tees 'Video games ruined my life....'


Above: Hearts T detail on back shoulder, .... ok there is a theme yes another fabric tat!

Ms Alana
ingredients:
1x forest green hussy top (de-beaded the plunging neckline feature);
1x offcuts grey fluro trashy street tshirt (the same offcut featured on my banana hammock/ inbuilt Africana beadazzled batwinged design)
1x dark grey T offcut

Pockettree at Fashion Reloaded garments go to Auction ...

Above: 'So last season' by pockettree.

This title goes back afew years now Cara & I were brainstorming and came up with it whilst enjoying a break in the studio, and before the auction I thought yep this title was made for today and the masses were into it! So Last Season is also the name of my upside-down range and today I found out there is a Scandinavian label with the same name of cause it's a great phrase. After the event I thought I'd check them out and they have a very similar garment as you see above, there's is a polished design all beautiful typical of scandianvian design - smick made with new fabrics not like my version made whilst we had 30min heats to whip up clothes from the old threads piled in the room.

I just love that ideas are not about the individual anymore, this event was suported by Creative Commons and one desig label has open source patterns of their garments nice!


Above: 'So last season' by pockettree, as worn by the happy customer, sorry I forgot to get your name, trying to sourec it via the grapevine.


Above: 'I used to be a tennis freak' a pockettree So last season T, as worn by the happy customer, sorry I forgot to get your name, trying to sourec it via the grapevine.


Above: 'I used to be a tennis freak' back view by pockettree.



Above: 'I used to be a tennis freak's sleeve' Casino T by pockettree, sorry I forgot to get this models name, trying to sourec it via the grapevine.


Above: 'I used to be a tennis freak's sleeve' Casino T by pockettree.


Above: Sac to Sexy Gladiator dress by pockettree, thanks Mary Lou for modelling.


Above: 'Origami Waterbomb' by pockettree.

All garments and designs were created on the 3rd and 4th July using recycled garments at the Fashion Reloaded event as part of the Berlin Fashion Week 09 theKey.to international event for green fashion, sustainable design, lifestyle & culture, July 1-4 at Kaiserliches Postamt, Karl-Marx-Str 97 Berlin-Neukölln. Cick here for more pictures and information.

'Old Birdie' Tee Prototype

This Tee started as a walrus hence the chin hair, then turned into a Ventriloquist Oldman Birdie, Birdie Grampa Puppet ...

Oh what a dandy time for a tee.

Dandelion clocks blowing in the wind at the beginning of Summer, make a wish as you blow, or tell the time by the number it takes to scatter the seeds. This 'Dandy Time' Tee prototype sewn on a new organic Fruit of the loom tee is heading south for my Mum who has long since been a believer in useful weeds and herbal treats.

Löwanzahn is the German name for Dandelion haven't managed to find it in the 12 mths living in Berlin, and just the other week a lovely friend brought me some from Switzerland it tastes like licorice sweet and honey coloured decoction.

Shown above, Dandy Time 2009. Thanks Cara xx, oh how did I miss the daylight when it's light until 10pm!

Casino Tee makes a come back.

It's time to remake the casino tee, originally I cut the bottom hem of an upside down T in a distinct curve from the armpit down chopping off the old neck band and shoulder seam. I have left more length and think the cutout arm pits are an interesting feature, I tried some stripping fabric to cover the curve of the old neck line but it's abit fun too left deconstructed ..... certainly have options to play with!

Skirt shown in photo above is my old favourite from Sydney designers 'Red Ruby'.

Prototype: 'What do you get when you cross an Aracnaegglien with spiderman'

Prototype: 'What do you get when you cross an Aracnaegglien with spiderman', here i have crossed my old character aracnaegglien for a spiderman lover!

The crazy afro was part of the recycled clothing process, I removed a warped sports logo and needed to fill the hole.

Prototype: Jaguar shark

Pockettree Prototype: 'Jaguar shark' (who didn't love the film 'Life Aquatic'!!) still working on this concept need to eliminate the weird floating rocks and add in the retro diving bubble as planned.

Prototype: Nearly spring

Pockettree Prototype: 'Nearly spring' by Kyla Ring 100% recycled garment. This top looks completely different on, but I sent it off in a rush without taking a photo with a tee mule bound for Oz thanks Ms Em. The design doesn't show this stage of the spring renewal but there was this crazy seed pod fuzz mid spring in Berlin which at a glance looked like snow after the cherry blossom snow! One day the lounge got covered in the fuzzy white fluff when we left the windows open.

Prototype: Lola the roller

Pockettree Prototype: 'Lola the roller', with mock heart tattoo on left bicep, 100% recycled garment by Kyla Ring.

Prototype: Black banana disco

Pockettree Prototype: 'Black banana disco' (squiddling) by Kyla Ring, 100% recycled garment.

Prototype: Scull with icicles

Pockettree Prototype: 'Scull with icicles' (hey my drool has frozen!)

100% recycled garment by Kyla Ring.

pockettree wearables are back

I have turned my naughty second hand nahmaschine (sewing machine) purchase into a kinetic light sculpture, well it's prognosis is much better as a sculpture than as a machine that sews, it worked perfectly when i tested it and luckily bargined a third of the price off but i guess a screw wobbled out as On yau and I walked it home for six blocks.

But yesterday we invested in a new nahmaschine which came with a fabulous demo all in German, I said a lot of Ja's and looked puzzled several times...mainly because I couldn't believe how simple and cost effective it is...i mean the old machines have 3-4 dials to change tension, length, type of stitch etc..now only one dial, no extra handles or doors that open for light bulbs to be fitted it's easy 1 plastic mold.

I love the old machines and treasure the one I have in about 200 parts in my studio, some have turned into inspiration for drawings and other the kinetic sculpture I mentioned before, better than be tossed aside...the shop didn't even want the machine for free, not even the power cord, I have never liked the concept of throw-away-consumerism.

Sooooooooo ... pockettree wearables are back, I whipped together a recycled tee design which has been in my head for a few months, awaiting the machine to bring it together. If you are interested in placing an order for a one-off recycled pocketree designed classic tee let me know.

Roman Tee, by Pockettree.com