R2R bags, recycled from textile scraps and lovingly handmade by the mother-artisans of Payatas, sell for US$60. Photo: Handout R2R bags, recycled from textile scraps and lovingly handmade by the mother-artisans of Payatas, sell for US$60. Photo: Handout
R2R bags, recycled from textile scraps and lovingly handmade by the mother-artisans of Payatas, sell for US$60. Photo: Handout
This Week in Asia /  Economics

Green is the new black: the Philippine firms making high fashion from recycled scraps

  • Dresses made of flour sacks, trendy shoes from textile scraps and the designer bags giving a lift to impoverished mothers
  • Welcome to the fashionable side of the upcycling industry

Topic |   The Philippines
Elyssa Lopez
Elyssa Lopez

Updated: 9:31am, 17 Nov, 2019

Why you can trust SCMP
R2R bags, recycled from textile scraps and lovingly handmade by the mother-artisans of Payatas, sell for US$60. Photo: Handout R2R bags, recycled from textile scraps and lovingly handmade by the mother-artisans of Payatas, sell for US$60. Photo: Handout
R2R bags, recycled from textile scraps and lovingly handmade by the mother-artisans of Payatas, sell for US$60. Photo: Handout
READ FULL ARTICLE