The Designer Shaping The Future of Sustainable Streetwear

A pair of shoes made out of volleyballs. A bra made from fans. Artist Nicole McLaughlin upcyles found objects to create surreal new garments, changing the way we think about sustainable design.
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[@UnlimitedEmeralds]

So this is just a car commercial.

[@notreally7507]

There is a little bit of content in your ad

[@jungxehuin9404]

Vice is garbage

[@baconbutterburger]

brb, gonna go buy a hyundai and chop up some Canada Goose jackets to save the world.

[@BigBagDragon]

Talking about sustainability and promoting an SUV.... hmmm.... yes.... sounds about right

[@pet1t_prince]

im so damn glad this is the top comment, finally some people with brains who are being heard and dont go under in allthe bullshit

[@arkamukhopadhyay474]

Vice nailed the hypocrisy part

[@pmbu]

Yeah and she got some of that sponsorship money, makes you think a bit more

[@mindaugasdudenas624]

Try to look at it from their perspective. They need money. Who is going to give them what they need? Supporters, who watch it? They are there to see and write about it, but would they be there to support financially them? I think they would choose the latter option instead of the ad commercial, but the reality is that we are not there yet. And instead of ranting about it, we could have a discuss how to change it so the ones who create would not need to bend before giants to do what they love.

[@dtann7026]

I stopped watching when she started talking about cars

[@mexicolla]

none of the materials she chose to use appeared warn. It all was new looking. Are they 'seconds' materials that didn't quite make retail-grade? is it art? is it inspiration for humans to repurpose or to reduce reuse recycle? what am i looking at?

[@DontMockForest]

This is art, not sustainability. None of this is in itself very useful although it is cool looking and all her materials look brand new. Maybe I was just watching the whole thing feeling really sour after that unsavoury car ad.

[@ValandisValley]

Where do they find these high hippies who think they're being original and unique?

[@fish9468]

Is this an advert without stating that it is an advert in text?!

[@f9inestudios829]

this product placement is interesting

[@Bladesofgrasslawncare]

😎 Who else thinks that this is cool?

[@ivanrf1]

Lol, what a crappy vice episode lol

[@juggermud]

Wow. Amazing episode Vice! I love how you've championed an artist who tries to live a playful and sustainable lifestyle whilst simultaneously trying to ram the very antithesis of her principles down our throats. *Slow claps, rolls eyes, walks away*

[@surelock22]

Wow Sega Genesis makes cars!!!!

[@earthisbeautiful3921]

having limits (using scraps of fabric, communication through our hands) always brings out the most creativity. this is so cool to see

[@pmbu]

Wow she really cut up several expensive jackets for a stool talking bout sustainability...........................

[@reenie4790]

Yeah I'm not watching a 6 min ad about a fucking SUV. SELLOUTS

[@priscillayrad]

that dry-cleaning button up goes hard

[@aiishunVBoii]

"sustainable" being put Infront of everything to seem woke. If you want to see a true humanitarian fashion brand that directly brings kids out of poverty by conducting business google "absent society fashion" and read their mission. C'mon vice... Cover some better stories

[@user-cl5ti7bz2y]

Lol, buy a new car and make clothes out of trash. Genius

[@nikkipdx4109]

shouldn't this be labeled with sponsored?

[@emcee1337]

sustainability is not taking the outcome of overproduction and make new (unwearable) products out of it. it means to reduce the outcome.

[@marm7384]

And if this Fails I have my Trust fund to Fall back on

[@hassanissa7345]

What a joke. This is a car ad.

[@Craven1]

Yea so it’s a car commercial. Great job vice

[@jarredlaundry5198]

Cool vice showing how Nicole does some repurposing with stuff we already have! Essentially art of recycling, I appreciate that your able to be a designer that’s really inspiring to others. Art definitely is mute and communication is through visuals.

[@SWEAR2CARE]

tweaker with a trust fund

[@sayanpandit89]

In india we do this kinds of Designs pretty much in our daily lives. We call it "jugaad" Its Just less fancy and no one's gonna make a short documentary

[@famousbowl9926]

Yay capitalism!...

[@STRANGE_hour]

shows us the value of an artist repurposing materials - tells us to buy a brand new car.

[@Jackwagon]

That Arc’teryx chair about $2,500 at REI?

[@handlemonium]

Awesome. I had a pair of rugged hiking tights that didn't come with a waist chord so I took two shorter ones from other pants, melted and pressed of the tips together on the stove, threaded them through two small cuts in the circumference of the waist section, and secured them with a bit of sewing. Satisfying and fun indeed.

[@support_theory8754]

This is a car commercial.

[@mikec.4519]

how come nobody is talking about how sick the shots are on this video?

[@jas-cm1xh]

here before the interesting comments👍

[@pet1t_prince]

vice hopefully sees that they fucked up big big time with that ad. until now i was always amazed by how anti capitalistic vice made their documentaries. Now this? its just fucking sad

[@flashgordonrocks]

How awesome would it be to have a rock climbing wall in your studio 🧗🏻

[@sabretooth77]

“Was it racist to knock a black man out”

[@sabretooth77]

@yellow buzz lol that’s honestly what they think

[@alijawad_19]

I think it depends on why you knocked him out

[@isaacurias23]

This was very interesting & satisfying

[@danielkrajicek5323]

That young lady could and shoud be doing something useful, revolting.

[@danielkrajicek5323]

@Commander Cody just revolting

[@dylantierney6407]

Greenwashing much?

[@MrKvnbrooks]

If the suv wasn't involved I could bare to watch this entire thing but unfortunately I had to stop watching, TY vice.

[@ricardoguanipa8275]

Peak Capitalism...

[@issaholdup]

where do you get your background music from? pls help

[@lets7121]

Not exactly upcycling because shes taking multiple usable pieces and making 1 , somewhat non usable item. Kind of the opposite. Still coo

[@ridwanbhuiyan5190]

Genesis needs to embrace Sustainability. Right now, Sustainability is a privlage and that ain't right.

[@kopastetic6598]

smh

[@markgonzalez8588]

Why

[@pascaledrown6985]

You should never have to explain you art or creativity. There will always be critics out there, mostly people who never put themselves out there.

[@ArvindSidhu14]

Waffles looking items on a top. Mmmmmmmmmm. Homer Simpsons be all over that

[@PhillipMorris758]

This video is just an ad and promo for a car...

[@GoldenAgeCo6373]

lmao 🔥🚮 vice

[@vapili]

well.. the car was pretty unnecessary..

[@1OutOf8Billion]

A 5 minute car ad. My worst nightmare.

[@liefthered007]

3:08 Wall-E must be her favorite Pixar character

[@kalii_ZuR41]

Permite ver "The last Shot" en el canal de "VICE Sport", por favor.... soy de Mexico!!

[@RicardoSiah]

Yep Fossil Energy is sustainable

[@rur1279]

This is literally why I'm attracted to design

[@reenie4790]

VICE has really gone down the sellout road these past few years.....*sigh*

[@Really_Its_Me]

When your 10yrld self plays dress up

[@qrosette3855]

I’m a fan.

[@TheTropicalStorm]

what the hell!

[@deadboy4735]

Very optimistic and open-minded.

[@mr.huygens1273]

Might be the first viewer/like.

[@chrislilley5320]

Great visual ability

[@example5237]

Fourth

[@trees4584]

I love your mind! :-)

[@healingv1sion]

Aww she's cute

[@example5237]

third

[@cubanref9670]

🤣😂

[@user-xb7eu9lu2y]

I love it!

[@rat_plush]

epic :D

[@lorstdringus9791]

"Play imagination and a childlike sense of wonder" Did she just quote Sam Hyde?

[@Zamfaiz]

What a waste of time!

[@michaelc9896]

Vice is a joke now

[@PumpUPdaBase]

Kinda looks like dua lipa