Thursday, May 24, 2012

WeMa Designs recycled raincoat from plastic water bottles

March 10, 2010 by karenvitt  
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WeMa Designs fashion designer Wendi Martin is taking out Portland’s recycling just in time for spring showers: The inventive local designer has created a stylish, modern raincoat made from recycled plastic water and beverage bottles.
Available exclusively at Physical Element boutique in Portland and through local online retailer pdxboutique.com, the coat’s outer shell is made from waterproof [...]

Reversible coat for a reversible rainy day

January 2, 2010 by karenvitt  
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Holy palindrome! It’s 01/02/2010! What’s a girl to wear on a rainy Portland day that reads the same both forward and backward? How about Varnish Clothing’s reversible Rose City Raincoat, as pretty inside as it is out?
We love the raincoat’s playful mix of solids and stripes, which come in four colors you can switch up as you [...]