Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Recycled Handbags
It is always cool to be eco-friendly. Recycle stuff and use recycled products to help the environment. It saves our natural resources by a slight bit, if you compare to the the mass production of consumer products daily.
But the words on it gave its look away. Yes, that's made of the rubber from your car tyres.
But surprise, surprise! It's actually a fire hose! Now isn't that remarkable how consumer products such as handbags can be so eco-friendly. And with their price tags, you'd expect to purchase them as new. "New" is just in your head.
And it is time for us to adopt this eco-friendly and animal-safe kind of lifestyle by reusing whatever we have used. Well, not at the cost of health and personal hygiene, of course. I'm not asking you to reuse that piece of toilet paper, or the water from your fish tank.
All that bling... And this handbag was made with re-claimed rings from aluminium soda cans.
Who could have known that it was made with re-claimed snack packets. The greasy ones you dump after finishing those potato chips.
But most people are not too keen on re-using things. It is the common attitude especially for Malaysians that second-hand goods are nothing but useless junk. People will just throw away their old, unwanted things and get new ones.
For example, if you are shopping for your latest fashionable wardrobe, you will go to boutiques and shopping malls, or even online nowadays. But will you stop to think whether there's something you might fancy if you go to thrift shops or charities?
Many will think that it's very second-classed or degrading, having to fit into other people's old shoes. That's because people have a higher standard of living and can afford new things. People develop negative ideas about using second-hand goods, and it's always because of their self-pride.
But they'll jump at every opportunity to grab something vaguely new, even though it's been made of trash. I'm talking about handbags that go up for sale at big prices. It's got the appeal because it's eco-friendly and people love that.
Take for example, this super attractive metalic shimmering bag..
All that bling... And this handbag was made with re-claimed rings from aluminium soda cans.There's this one which looks like a classy evening bag. These quilted ones are really hot and in season.
Who could have known that it was made with re-claimed snack packets. The greasy ones you dump after finishing those potato chips.And we've got a nice-looking documents bag here that could have been made of expensive leather.
But the words on it gave its look away. Yes, that's made of the rubber from your car tyres.
I could have mistaken this next classy designer red bag for something along the lines of Hermès, Mulberry, Marc Jacobs or Jimmy Choo's.
But surprise, surprise! It's actually a fire hose! Now isn't that remarkable how consumer products such as handbags can be so eco-friendly. And with their price tags, you'd expect to purchase them as new. "New" is just in your head.
Something to think about.
(Pictures: http://plumethical.com/index.html)
