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Fashion Accessories: From The Archives
Dig deeper into these articles on fashion accessories from the TreeHugger and Planet Green archives.
Accessories Tips
Check out these five reuses for old handbags.
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Learn more about greening your clothing in our How to Go Green: Wardrobe guide.
Bags
Keen bags, from fine people who brought us Keen shoes.
Here are a boatload of bags made from used sails: Sea Bags; Sail Bags; the Tanker canvas bag; and Red Flag Design.
Flatbags from Snowline Designs use reclaimed materials.
From plastic bags to fashion bags: from India and America.
One reader wants to know what eco-friendly field bags are available.
KASTd designer bags from recycled rubber.
Vintage barkcloth finds new life in custom bags.
Ashley Watson makes bags from used leather goods.
Another unusual accessory combination: From chips to handbags.
We've seen lots of bags made from old billboards: from Vy & Elle; Relan; Modulabs; and Baumm.
Who knew skateboards made great bags, money clips, and belts?
Recycled bike inner tubes get transformed into bags.
Bazura Bags are made from recycled materials. And again, again and again.
Recycled inner tubes + recycled seatbelts = Freitag bags.
Escama bags are sexy and scaly thanks to their unique material of choice: recycled pulltabs.
Drink in these fruit-juice-box bags.
Here's how to make your own recycled tote bag.
A bag made from industrial waste.
Ecoist makes shiny bags from recycled candy bar wrappers.
Cartearte bags get the refurbished treatment.
Jewelry
Kenyan artisans use recycled-glass beads to make jewelry.
The Cork Cuff is 100 percent recycled and recyclable.
EcoKarat makes ecologically and socially responsible jewelery.
LED cuff links make for a well-lit night on the town.
Artist Kirsten Muenster uses ethically mined materials.
Popular NYC-based home store ABC Home strikes gold.
Beautiful jewelry made from the oddest things: check out these earrings made from reclaimed cans.
Recycled plastic makes fantastic jewelry.
Liana Kabel turns vintage knitting needles and Tupperware into funky wearables.
Unwanted items turn into treasures of the wasteland.
Dangle your breakfast from your ears.
Verde jewelry is all about conscientious adornment.
Vintage Bakelite jewelry is always in style.
Get a charge out of this recycled-credit-card pendant.
Blissen's notecards can double as necklaces.
This ring is definitely bad for your health.
Katherine Hamnett goes for the green gold.
Old cashmere sweaters get turned into fresh-looking scarves.
The Lenore Collection gathers news you can use.
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