Balenciaga Button-Down Shirt
To kick off Earth Month on Thursday, the Bay Area-based luxury resale marketplace announced the debut ReCollection.
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The RealReal’s ReCollection
Image Credit: The RealReal ReCollection reinvents a Dries Van Noten top with fresh style details.
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Dries van Noten Button Down Shirt
Image Credit: The RealReal Los Angeles’ circular fashion initiative Atelier & Repairs will take the lead on transforming distressed or damaged styles from A-COLD-WALL*, Balenciaga, Dries Van Noten, Jacquemus, Simone Rocha, Stella McCartney, Ulla Johnson, and Zero + Maria Cornejo into newly wearable and one-of-a-kind pieces.
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Ulla Johnson Tapestry and Scarf
Image Credit: The RealReal No virgin fabrications will be accepted, the company added.
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Stella McCartney Blazer
Image Credit: The RealReal ReCollection’s creations will honor American craftsmanship by incorporating portions of unfinished American quilts, lending a modern patchwork effect to the fresh looks.
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Stella McCartney Blazer Close-Up
Image Credit: The RealReal “As a designer, I think it’s the biggest compliment for your designs to have an afterlife—to me, that is luxury,” Stella McCartney, founder and creative director of her eponymous label, said in a statement.
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Stella McCartney Trousers
Image Credit: The RealReal The designer added that she considers the possibilities for a garment’s second act during the creative process, taking into account “the timelessness of the design, how it’s made, what materials are used to produce it.”
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Balenciaga Sweatshirt
Image Credit: The RealReal Garments given the ReCollection treatment will have to meet high standards for sustainability, The RealReal said, noting that the program will operate on zero-waste processes and pay its American production team fair wages for reviving the fashions.
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Dries van Noten Blazer Detail
Image Credit: The RealReal “To have such a dynamic group of luxury brands join us for our first collection sends an incredibly powerful message about the importance of circularity and the opportunity we all have to support a more sustainable future for fashion,” Julie Wainwright, founder and CEO of The RealReal, said.
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Dries van Noten Vest
Image Credit: The RealReal The program’s introductory range, ReCollection 01, available on the marketplace’s website, features more than 50 men’s and women’s ready-to-wear garments and accessories.
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AtelierRepairsMaurizioDonadi
Image Credit: Courtesy Atelier & Repairs’ Maurizio Donadi is lending his expertise with refurbishing fashion goods.
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The RealReal’s ReCollection
Image Credit: The RealReal Patchwork gives multiple items new life.
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The RealReal’s ReCollection
Image Credit: The RealReal A denim Balenciaga jacket get a ReCollection revival with patchwork effects adding flair.
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The RealReal’s ReCollection
Image Credit: The RealReal A colorful back patch set this denim Balenciaga jacket apart, courtesy of upcycling through The RealReal’s ReCollection initiative.
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The RealReal’s ReCollection
Image Credit: The RealReal A Dries Van Noten floral blazer gets spruced up with new details