She is Wearing Rags and Feathers

^photo from Refinery29. Click for larger view.

Raquel Allegra had taken her signature shredded t-shirt to new heights with some drapey touches and what appears to be black and grey tie dye. I would wear all of it.

If You Want to Destroy My Sweater...

...I hope you are Raquel Allegra. She and I agree that trash can most certainly become a treasure. Raquel alters the knit patterns of leftover clothes and treasures pieces she finds from the LA County jail (marked with a stamp). After wearing her tanks, scarves and t-shirts to work at Barney's, she kept getting requests.


This reminds me of how people complement my outifits and are often amazed (or grossed out) that alot of what I wear is thrift. Most of my favorite clothes are things I've thrifted and altered myself. Ultimately I've come to look at clothing this way, it's all just fabric. Depending on how much there is you can manipulate it in a multitude of ways. My only exception is ugly fabric, its not worth the time. But I'm certain that Raquel Allegra's pieces are worthy of being worn and loved.

most of the photo's are from shopflick.com