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Never let it be said that those wearing second hand and vintage clothes are not up with the latest trends. At London Fashion Week, Charles Anastase showed a great collection inspired by second hand clothes. His collection reflected the eclectic style that many vintage and second hand clothing enthusiasts already love and regularly wear.

I love the mixtures of textures and colours. Charles managed to create a very fresh and vibrant collection using old ideas. A great collection but I really prefer the real thing when it comes to second hand clothes, much more cost effective and better for the environment!

I was really excited to see the collection for the Central St Martins MA Graduate show by Michael Van der Haam. I was really inspired by the mixtures of textures and colours in this collection. Most of all I was inspired to think of all sorts of possibilities for restyling second hand clothes in a similar sort of way. Admittedly this is probably a project for someone with advanced dressmaking and sewing skills and I am not sure that is a category that I would put myself into, but the temptation of creating a very gorgeous and completely original creation is just too much to resist and I am starting work on my first creation as I type.