Reacting to Tik Tok Thrift Flip Fashion
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Tik Tok has without a doubt become one of my favorite, and most addicting habits since the Covid-19 quarantine hit! Although, I was lowkey using it before that. But getting to see the fashion community growing on the app, which is promoting conversations about sustainability, luxury brands, and fashion history is really cool. Today’s video focuses on creators that have been up cycling thrifted or second hand garments into items that are either cooler or more wearable, which is really cool to see. Of course, with climate change and other issues like this becoming more and more apparent, fashion has been saying it wants to transition away from wasteful practices. Some of this is definitely just greenwashing, but some brands are really finding their voices through these ethical practices. But there’s a whole other side of people, who aren’t solely designers or make a living off of fashion that are creating and up cycling garments into styles that are unique and super cute. I think it’s important to see that you don’t have to be a luxury brand to incorporate sustainable or upcycled pieces into your wardrobe!
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I appreciate that you are not judging these Tiktoks as if they are fashion shows because the average person is wearing ready to wear. You can be into fashion without wearing something revolutionary.
@Powerful Oprah same haha
Absolutely agree, I thought he was really encouraging and sweet talking about them - loved it, so wholesome 😊
Yah like he said he cant really judge normal everyday people because when he judges fashion houses and larger brands he judges them based on reference to their work throughout the years and if it reflects their design concept ect with normal ppl they just make things they like so nothing to judge just awesome that ppl are thrifting and upcycling clothes:)
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Luke is serving us sassy soccer mom vibes with this top
This comment is it🤣🤣
😂😂😂😂
Regina George's gay dad 👀♥️
@@fatmaslh6306 😭✨
Where is that top from?
"lacy slip dress in a cheetah print"
ah yes the cheetah, famously known for its zebra stripes......
😂
Zebra print = Running cheetah print :)
@@ainhoaaparicio3729 🤣🤣🤣
I’m surprised a brand like Gucci doesn’t bring on guest collaborators like designers and artists to make cool alterations of unsold stock to sell. It would give them a cool urban edge and show a lot of ecological responsibility
luxury brands don't give a shit about environment they just want money. they don't want get cheaper so they burn the old collections. But yeah it's a cool idea
Shit that would sell like a mf if they just gave GD the ok sign😯 daaaaamn i would love to see it. I mean he already does shit and fekks them up a bit but that's just for his own fun time and style.
Like his collab with nike. You can literally scratch of the top later of the shoe and under it's a new layer that's painted from his design that he painted on a pair of shoes. Wear them longer and not throw them out bc they look a little "used". He made the "used" part become art and a new look, for a longer lifespan 👏
If he could get that with the guuch it would be cool. He's already an ambassador for the shit anyway.
@@loveitftw this comment yessssss on every level. Anything he touches turns to gold.
Great idea. My first thought was to sell them off poshmark, depop or mercari. But this is better. I cringe thinking about so many clothing going to waste. Especially when they may have potential and reuse!
@@48mavemiss2 yaas, that madlad is an absolute legend 🙌
18:17 my abuela worked in some garment factories in the new york garment district and they would copy the patterns for these HIGH END dresses they would be making and then they would sew them for themselves with less expensive fabric. we love to see it.
I love this comment. Go ahead, abuela. 😂 we love our resourceful viejitas.
Yes!!! This was so common! NYC department stores used to go to runway shows and have people literally SKETCHING the designs live on the side of the runway, then replicating them and selling them at a lower price for the public!
When my mom lived in NYC she did the books for one of these factories haha
My obaachan worked in the fashion department of a major store in Tokyo and was pretty small (even for Asian standards) so she would tailor or recreate most of her clothes from the "Western" styles of the time (1950s). She became a seamstress in Los Angeles for years when she immigrated. I tailor and sew my own stuff now and always end up at her house getting her to fix something I messed up haha.
If you still have some patterns can you please share them?
I would kill for a series of Luke learning to sew
YESS LMAO
WITH MICAH TOWERS MAYBE?
@@az457 Lmao i love her but I get mad aneurysms watching what the fekk she's doing sometimes😭🤣
@@loveitftw are you a nctzen?
@@damien8113 yeah 🌱 are you?
Russian here! Yes, the lady from 11:03 speaks Russian.
You are the reason I scrolled through the comments. Thank you
@@maris35 you are welcome
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привет из России👏🏼
i love how she up cycled the suit! could you translate what was she saying because i would definitely like to try
Luke: 'People who make garments by hand are sooooo smart because they use geometry and algebra and physics!'
Me, who makes/modifies clothing and gave up on math a long time ago: "Hehe needle go poooooooke. ... Ouchie, I poked mah knuckle."
THAT'S LITERALLY ME KADJSKNEKSNSISJS
Already, there are fashion houses recycling old textiles and materials from previous collections or from reject fabrics that aren't being used. It would be cool if, additionally, more designers redesigned unsuccessful pieces. All of those weird tights from Chanel shouldn't go to waste lol
lololololol very true!!!
There are places that sell dead stock fabric - which is any bolts of fabric that didn’t get sewn into garments for a company’s order. Some only sell in 10 metre or full bolt lots, but some will sell 1-2 metre cuts.
If you can find a company local enough to you that you can go, or shipping is reasonable, it can be a good deal, as well as more sustainable.
Some places also sell boxes of off cuts - literally the chunk of fabric around the garment pieces, which can sometimes sizes large enough for at least kids clothes. Definitely for quilting. The boxes are usually sorted by fabric type. So a box of t-shirt knit, or 5-10 lb of cotton bottom weight.
My fashion school receives tonnes of dead stock fabric from factories and brands that is then available for sale to students for dirt cheap. We're only meant to buy fabric for school projects but I guesss recreating the atonement dress for myself counts as draping and sewing practice, right?
@@sarahportelli93 Sure! I'd extend it to anything I'm making personally, and therefore learning while I'm making - as opposed to stashing for ages, or reselling.
A lot of them are doing these because France has a law forbidding fashion luxury houses from burning their unsold stock. (Remember the absurdity from Louis Vuitton?) Hermés bought a small studio specialized in refurbishing and now they sell trinkets and keychains from repurposed leather.
Really liked how you brought up the problem of smaller people thrifting larger sizes for upcycling projects as well as size inclusivity! That is a really important discussion topic tbh
Just started the video and was looking for a comment about this. It's not something I ever really thought about much until I saw someone else bring it up on a different video. I'm so happy to hear it's addressed!
That’s one of the (many) things I appreciate about Luke’s channel. Even though we come here for the fashion content and sassy commentary, he regularly addresses issues that should be discussed like xenophobia, environmental impact of the fashion industry or as you pointed out size inclusivity. It feels like many creators shy away from talking about such topics because if you don’t have an opinion, you can’t offend anyone and you can’t be held accountable for what you say. Which makes me respect him a lot for actually voicing in just a few but very well articulated sentences what he thinks and what’s important to him.
I love it when size inclusivity is brought up! However, I think this particular argument (shopping larger sizes) might be objectionable in the same way as that of thrift shop gentrification (which goes: people who can afford more expensive clothes shouldn’t thrift and should leave it to those who can’t). I think there is such an abundance of second hand clothes in the world, *a lot* more than enough for everyone, and it makes no sense to hold back - most of the clothes would end up in a landfill anyway. And in my thrifting experience (markets and thrift stores in europe), a huge huge percentage of the clothes is in larger sizes. But if anyone has a counter argument, I’d be happy to change my mind
@@anna-sleeps I'm a really petite person and almost all of the clothes in thrift shops don't fit me, so I like to upcycle the bigger sized clothes. And I agree, there is such an abundance of larger sizes! However, as I said I am petite and cannot talk for people who wear bigger sizes! This is a really interesting debate to have.
@@anna-sleeps !!!!!!!!!!! 80% of it ends up in landfills anyway so the argument that people are "taking" from others is OBJECTIVELY bs.
One of my best thrift flip tips is to find second hand sheet sets. You can get meters of fabric in amazing vintage and retro prints and you make what ever you want from it!
THIS IS SO SMART. YOUR MIND.
I love the jacquard fabric in tacky old 80s/90s placemats and tablecloths. I love using these too - so much fabric plus I don't think many people would buy them for their original purpose lol. I also find linens and sheets on the curb constantly and it's a big win lol - especially if you like to make mock ups
I do this for cosplay all the time
OMG im the first girl HAHAA thank you so much for the positive comments
Yours was my fav!! You’re sooo talented
Fiber arts person here: most thread on commercial clothing is polyester so the color is literally in the plastic of the polyester and will not bleach or dye with conventional dyes. So if you want to RIT dye something (which is totally fun to do; I recommend) stick to natural fibers or nylon and just know that the threads of the garment will probably stay the same color. Also use a pot or bucket and stirring utensil that you never plan on putting food in ever again. And for the love of all that is holy, wear gloves.
I was wondering about this. I had a white shirt that I RIT dyed purple. The shirt changed just fine but the stitching is white as can be lol
Thank you!
Thanks for pointing this out. I work at a yarn store and had someone ask me why you never find hand dyed acrylic yarn 🙃
I wish I could pin this comment
hello i am an overweight person so hopfully i can help with the sizing thing. i do agree that when upcycling tends to have an upswing, it can feel like the bigger sections in thrift stores can get a little barren. and if you consider that poverty and obesity are very linked in america, and how overweight people aren't really featured in the fashion world to begin with, it can be a little depressing. i distinctly remember a post on twitter about kendall jenner, where she was wearing a vintage/plain tshirt and some denim bermuda shorts, posted along side some overweight women wearing the same outfit, and commenting about how kendall was percieved as "cute and trendy" while the overweight women were seen as "poor and disgusting." so overall i believe the issue of larger clothing being taken from thrift stores, giving larger people less access to affordable fashion, is attributable to the entire trend of overweight people not belonging in mainstream fashion at all. i do respect the art of making your own clothes, and i do appreciate things being recycled, regardless of how big the person who buys it. and i would never expect a single person to fix the whole problem in and of themselves. i think that you bringing awareness to the issue is a great place to start and i think more people should do the same. so thank you for bringing it up! as an aside, i think a video on "plus size" fashion by you would be really interesting.
Yesss thank you for sharing this. This message is lost on so many.
As a midsize girl, I agree. I also don't like the more subtle message that is implied by these types of upcycle videos: petite, small, and tight is prettier than big and loose. I just don't like seeing petite girls hold up or wear a shirt that is clearly not their size and make a face that says "ew look how big and gross this is, I can't believe this is a shirt!" and then turn into a dress or a set bc they're just sooooo petite and pretty. It tells me the clothes that are in my size aren't pretty, and it also tells me that my body (the object capable of fitting into these clothes) isn't pretty either.
@@alextrux8677SOOOO TRUE!!
I’m from the UK and our ‘thrift stores’ (charity shops over here) are nowhere near as extensive as the US and it’s so hard to find good clothing! So as a plus sized gal it’s just so frustrating when I see smaller girls at the check out with the one good plus size thing in the whole shop. Of course, I don’t want to say that smaller people can’t buy oversized clothes because that’s just wrong and ignorant but I do think that people should be more aware of the amount of clothing that’s actually on the rack when they’re buying something that’s not their size! It’s hard enough as it is to buy nice plus size clothing online from sustainable shops, and I’d love to support my local charity!
This is so true!! I'm an overweight person myself and it really does suck when you hit up the thrift store and can't find anything cute in your size. Especially since I can't really afford to buy anything that isn't from a thrift store or fast fashion, and I'm sure you can guess which I would rather buy (and which I normally have to buy instead). BUT, on the other hand, I'm glad that the clothes are still going to a good home, and I'm happy that trends like these are turning more people onto sustainable clothing options. I personally don't think there's a definitive right or wrong for this conversation, so just getting it out there and having people think more consciously about the plus size people thrifters could be taking clothing opportunities from is so helpful.
'you can always save the tulle for another day'
...so what you're saying is.....
Keep it handy in my tulle box?
Unless you have _tulle-ittle_ fabric scraps 😉
Every time I’ve tried to bleach something, it didn’t go well for me either so I gave up on trying 😭 love this video btw, I rarely go on Tiktok cuz it’s a rabbit hole so it’s nice to get a lil summary of the thrift flips going on there!
Also, YOURE A GENIUS! Fashion brands would be smart to take your advice on marketing the thrift flip trend to help push the reusable aspect of their clothing 👏🏼 I hope they hear you
Tell Dylan I said hi 🤠
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Bleach damages and weakens garment fibers. There will be fewer times to wear a garment that has been bleached. Instead, you should use a dye remover. It will also remove the dye but isn't harmful, as bleach is. It's also important to know that natural fibers use "natural" dyes, while polyester and other types of human made fibers use anhydrous dyes. You always want to have a mordant ready to. Go
love u btw
Growing up we were always teased that our mom made our clothes. She always said we were ahead of what people could get in the store for fashion because patterns came out faster than mass produced clothes. And sure enough, she was always right. And I loved my hand made clothes, my mom is a talented seamstress.
Thrift flip queen Micarah needs to be mentioned here honestly. 🙌
I love this trend that's going on and growing.
It's been my dream like since forever, I Love it so much
There's a whole video about her on this channel!
the reason (i think) why the threads of the dress didnt bleach is because they are often made of a synthetic material
Honestly, the girl who did the patchwork style set kind of nailed it. I love the pink/green/blue/white color blocking! Very interesting, very fun, very wearable, very spring.
This video making me feel guilty about the sewing project that's been sitting on my machine for approx 2 years now....
It's never too late to revisit an old project!
It's also not going anywhere. No need to pressure yourself if you aren't feeling it. Maybe move it so you can make something you're passionate about 😊
The embroidered sweater trend is so funny to me. It's like Sunday school drip 😂
i think theres a difference between buying t shirts that are too large for you as opposed to something like blazers, prom dresses or lets say jeans. i as a bigger person dont really have an issue buying t shirts at goodwill or for cheap at like walmart. but any time i have ever tried to find jeans at a goodwill my size does not exist. but then i see videos on tiktok of a size 6 girl tailoring a size 18 pair of jeans to her waist so that the legs can be super oversized. and things like jeans, fancier dresses/dress wear can be pretty expensive for lower income people and especially for plus sized lower income people. so things like that are more terrible imo than a t shirt or two.
I will say, from my own perspective, that there is so many articles of clothing that come into goodwill, that I’m sure the person finding the size 18 pants and are a size 18 will be able to find them with enough digging. The person who is size 6 who wants proper mom jeans or bomber pants but can’t find them and so makes them themselves is not a bad person. Look, I was poor growing up, and a lot of American teens are the same, if size 6 girl doesn’t want to spend $50-120 dollars on “mom jeans” or “bomber pants” that aren’t even properly cut for that style or her, then more power to her for going out and making it herself through thrifting.
I don’t understand why people get defensive about smaller people buying larger sizes and tailoring it to their bodies. The fast fashion scene is going to make a version of what they want and in their size, but it’s going to cost them $100 or more to get it, and most likely the fabric is going to be terrible or the cut awful. That’s what I’ve noticed. Older clothing often has more structure or better fabrics.
If she wants to go out and do the work to make it herself, more power go her. Good luck to everyone thrifting for clothes. The issue with size inclusion doesn’t fall on the shoulders of the size 6 girl, but on the industry itself. Take it up with them instead of the size 6 or size 18 girl who is just trying to make clothes/find clothes that make them feel good.
There is enough fashion to go around.
@@amonbeck I have no issue with ppl buying clothes & tailoring it to their bodies. But to get a pair of mom jeans you don’t need to buy pants 6 sizes too big for you. I don’t think anyone is a bad person for trying their best on their budget to find clothes they like. I’m just saying finding nice plus sized clothing for a decent price is already hard enough without ppl who don’t actually need that size buying it up. If a straight sized persons jeans were to cost $100 that same item for a plus sized person either doesn’t exist or costs even more. Are plus sized ppl meant to then spend even more than $100 just so someone with easier access to clothing can have it for cheaper? It’s definitely not the responsibility of regular girls/women to think of these things and shouldn’t be. But from my perspective I shouldn’t have to dig through the trenches just to find a pair of jeans that fit me just so another girl can have a pair of extra baggy jeans to fit her aesthetic. And honestly I think most ppls problem stems more from ppl doing this just to resell & upcharge on Depop than other girls just trying to get by. I really want everyone no matter the size to have clothes they feel great in! I just don’t think ppl should take from a community that already has issues achieving that to help themselves.
@@amonbeck there is not enough plus sizes to go around. Over half the population is size 16 and up yet only apx 10% of the clothes are made for those sizes. Zero designers. Zero vintage. Zero... Go to the thrift and pretend you're plus size sometime.
@@audra_smiley8697 IMO upsizing clothing isn't valued enough in thrift flipping in general when they should be instead of this nonsense of buying something way too big just to alter it to your size
Modern gurlz latest video on 2010 trends featuring the bright coloured skinny jeans in SNSD’s gee makes me wanna see you cover fashion in kpop and how it’s changed over the last decades
EDIT: specifically i'd be interested in seeing how kpop idols went from mostly street fashion/fast fashion with some exceptions like gdragon working with chanel to now so many idols work with high fashion labels and now exo's kai has his own capsule collection with gucci
also how prior to this a lot of groups would take inspiration from designers and recreate their outfits like snsd got in trouble for "plagiarising" dolce and gabbana (which... deserved) or clc's "where are you?" their outfits took direct inspiration from the 2013 ysl fall collection
edit again sorry: i remember watching a video years ago about designer knock offs in korea not so much because of affordability but rather that these designer labels simply were not able to be purchased in korea. so i wonder if it was an issue of physical availability rather than financial
yesss that would be a funn video😍✨✨
He'll puke at the year of 2019. It was Versace's year
@@Kari_naim i know i'm a clc stan... and yet those versace outfits for no were some of the most high fashion outfits they ever got from cube 🙈
SNSD made me buy coloured jeans tbh
YES PLEASE LUKE DO THIS
As much as I like sassy-slightly annoyed at big fashion brands because they butcher a garment-Luke, genuinely excited and appreciative-Luke is just as good (maybe even better 🙊). Your excitement makes me giddy as well!
Totally agree!!
Me: I want to try flipping my own clothes *remembers I almost failed freshman year geometry*
Don't worry about it! It's not a requirement, you get used to the shapes anyways
Start simple. Shorten a t-shirt. Add a rectangle of fabric to lengthen the hem of a t-shirt. Remove a lace trim that you don’t like.
Geometry, or an insane majikal version of it is largely involved in fitting over curves. If you can use curved seams and darts that already fit you or stretch fabric that conforms to your body the way you like it. That will simplify things immensely.
As someone who actually failed 9th grade geometry i am happy to report that it's not a requirement to be good at sewing/flipping 😁
On the note of bigger people re working clothes I saw a girl (who’s name I can’t remember):)on tik tok who took too small skirts and turned them sideways and made them into mini skirts for herself. Just thought I’d share the idea.
That’s genius!
love the patchwork trend cos it actually uses fabric scraps... there’s probably way more waste when 5XL shirt gets turned into a tiny dress
My mom would do this to almost everything she ever bought(she still thinks she can't sow a garment from scratch thought) so I learned early on that the thread won't change color (at least not as much or in the same way) if you bleech or dye it because the thread will usually be synthetic even if the fabric is cotton.
Which is also why I'm pretty sceptical to the finished completely white dress, I have a hard time believing that's the same dress, unless she re-did all the seams with a white thread instead. Be very carefull trying to replicate that one, you might destroy the fabric
I think everyone here agrees that your outfit is FIRE Luke x
Yesss🙌🏼
okay but how iconic is the fact that luke's shirt gives us upcycled vibes 👀
I just realized my tiktok recommendations are not on your level
Literally said the girl at 11:03 sounded like the hungarian lady from cell block tango, and then you said it like a second later. Iconic.
That's because they cast a Russian actress to play the Hungarian lady in Chicago 😧
Just when I was thinking about us bigger girls have a harder time finding clothes to thrift because slimmer people take those items you mentioned it! Thank you for touching on that topic in your video
yeah that's bs, there's so many clothes in thrift stores that go to landfills every year, no one should hold back from thrifting whatever they want. if you can't find clothes in the size you want in your local thrift store, search other ones.
it makes no sense to gatekeep thrifting clothes.
@@mms2855 I mean that's lovely and all but in my country we don't exactly have many thrift shops, we have a couple shops that sell second hand stuff in general but there's barely ever any plus size items. You can call me a gatekeeper but you're not in my shoes.
@@eev14 i dont think the original reply fully thought out non American places. Personally, in America, we have plenty of thrift stores so its a very dumb conversation around here, but for you its entirely valid of a discussion!
I thought the discussion was about the lack of tutorials for plus size ppl 😶 here in Germany the thrift shops basically only have XXL so it wouldn't make sense to hold back
@@elena.3372 Maybe I should pop over the border sometime then (I'm from the Netherlands) haha
I laughed when you talked about Anya on Project runway. Anya didn't have the sewing skills to properly make pieces on project runway that's why she stuck to same basic caftan pattern and why so many contestants were annoyed that her friends were always helping her sew things to completion.
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what season?
i agree a bit, but she did have the best eye for cut and the female body in that season. I was frustrated that she didn't ever construct anything. But what she made was fashionable at the time and nobody else was too great
The number of clothes I have saved over the years to eventually flip 😬 but tiktok has been great for finding new inspiration!
someone saying so often how amazing it is when people can create garments has gotten me kind of emotional tbh, I sew clothes too and I'm always so hard on myself, but this is wholesome and I love it
“I think brands should be responsible for their waste” at 15:40 has my mind full of so many ideas!! I completely agree and I think it is a hole in the market.... not as far as making money but as far as company responsibility. the first brand to take an initiative could be the leader in a whole new approach to the fashion industry. THANK YOU for bringing up this conversation because I was having it in my head while watching your video
Super fun. As a girl who has had to struggle with weight all my life but enjoyed fashion and style it is sad to feel so much anxiety when shopping for clothes. I always actively avoided it to save myself the panic and the embarrassment of trying on clothes. Twords my late teens i started feeling comfortable with thrift stores more and began enjoying the discovery of clothes that could fit me.
luke i love how you mentioned about the size.thank you for encouraging all these people that probably need ur advice to be motivated
I buy most of my clothing through online thrift shops. My sewing skill set is basically being able to make a decent hem so I do enjoy watch talented people transform ordinary pieces of clothing. I also appreciate that these videos have been "curated" to show a variety of skill levels and outcomes.
saying that people who make garments should be honoured made my day because i just finished making a pair of pants and im exhausted 😣
I recently made my firts pair of trpusers-well, they are actually knickerbockers-I and yes, it's exausting.
On the other hand now I can look like a vintage adventurer when grocery shopping so WORTH IT!
The actress in Chicago who speaks hungarian is russian with a thick russian accent so Luke's guess on the russian tiktok lady was perfectly valid. Never heard a good hungarian accent in any movie anyway. :D
10:57 as a Hungarian I can tell you that Hunyak in Cell block tango had such a strong accent even I couldn't understand what she was saying until I read the lyrics😂
So yeah, she sounded rather Russian than Hungarian. :/
Edit: And I almost forgot: I love your outfit
sziuuus❤️ I’m always surprised by the amount of hungarian people on the english side of youtube😊
It is russian, can confirm
It’s Russian for sure
@@verache2250 it's 100% Hungarian
haha, I fast searched it, and the accent is truly bad. I found the written dialogie, and while I compared the two, I still didn't undestand parts.
I go to the thrift store often, and it's overflowing with clothes. There's no shortage of clothing, and the idea that there is is manufactured. I'm happy with anybody doing anything to tackle the insane amount of textile waste, demonizing resellers isn't it, and it's been around for decades- yet there is still no shortage.
I don’t think many are demonising the resellers, I think Luke was pointing out the problem with people taking plus size clothing (which for many is hard to find or can’t afford new) and essentially just using it for fabric to make something new in a small size - of which there is an abundance of options.
@@dailyobsession certain comments did mention certain thrift stores in certain areas that people live in carry bigger sizes so I suppose the context does matter too because some people’s local thrift store may carry smaller sizes and in that case they should probably leave the clothes for someone who actually fits it but some stores in certain areas have bigger sizes, depends on the local demographic I suppose, I find lots of dresses for bigger people in a thrift store I went
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I want to see him react to the tik toks where they are sewing dresses. I love the awesome designs they come up with. Plus I mean come on who doesn't love a corgi break lol
@selenerium Yessssssss thank you. I couldn't remember her name. I love her corgis, and her designs are so good too
Hungarian is not a slavic language, in case anybody is wondering 😊
I’m not Hungarian, but I really want to learn the language, it’s so beautiful 💕
Where was this mentioned in this video?
@@liv_ngy It's at 11:01
@@baylimusicfanclub7772 I hope you will be succesful :)
@@vivienkoles1880 tysm💗 Unfortunately I don’t have time right now and I have to focus on improving my Spanish first, but Hungarian is definitely next on my bucket list! Part of my family is Hungarian and I’m always soo jealous when they talk. I’ll probably go to Debrecen summer school once I’ve finished school
I’ve been doing this for years! Made some bucket hats from old bedsheets and jeans just last night 😚
Wait that’s me! Holy cow! Thank you for the kind words. I definitely am not a sewer and was looking for a quick fix to find a last minute dress for my engagement shoot. The bleach was an experiment and it ended up turning out cute? Who woulda thunk. You can’t see it in the video but the thread ended up staying green but I kind of loved the detail that added. Next time I try something like this I’ll try a more sustainable option.
learning to sew by altering and upcycling what you have in your closet already. I've turned ugly cut dresses into coordinates, skirts into dresses, and sweaters into cool vests. Play time is good for you and WHEN you get compliments on your custom garment you're going to feel amazing. 🖤
Speaking of sewing and creative, It’d be a good thing if you can react to Gunnar Deatherage clips. He uses cheap fabrics/materials making dresses.
His designs are gorgeous!
it’s the way i was here before youtube reminded me lol
Meeee
I think it's really cool how you highlight the art and craftmanship behind clothing design and making.
Amazing video as always 💜
2 points to add: re the resizing debate, so much clothing is thrown away by charity/second hand shops it's crazy. A small one in my home town throws away at LEAST 10 massive bin bags worth of clothing and other items every day (as a side note: people there don't throw things away as often as they do in the UK/Italy and the USA). There definitely isn't a shortage of clothing and certain things like jeans, t-shirts and blazers are a dime a dozen in charity shops and a large chunk of them end up being binned... Should we really be leaving things behind just on the off chance that someone who fits into said garment without alterations will buy it?
Did anyone else try to pause the first tik tok to see what legend of Korra episode she was watching or am I just crazy
Being as you elegantly say "on the bigger side" I try to find ways of doing the opposite. I find dresses in thrift shops that are too small for me and recut them to fit me. It works surprisingly well ! Obviously you can usually go 1 or 2 sizes up, rarely more, but that's something right ?
dress: *is clearly zebra print*
luke: CHEETA PRINT
tiktok tempting me to fixate on another hobby again, luke you're a bad influence 😘
I love these thrift flips - keep doing them! It's a good counterpoint to the designer critiques (which are great too). Knits are easier b/c no darts etc needed and the pattern is usually super simple. For knits it's best not to use a straight stitch - always zigzag (if you don't own a serger) because a knit is stretchy and the zig zag allows for that where as a straight stitch will just break. Shirring is where threads are pulled (and they can be elastic) to create gathers. In smocking intricate pleating is stitched with designs and it doesn't stretch (just fyi). You're so entertaining - I really enjoy watching! ThXs.
This video has been one of my very favorites. I have always appreciated not only your awareness and advocacy of sustainability, but also your all-sizes inclusiveness. Thank you.
I love the slightly historic feel to the top Luke is wearing. Not going to lie I am learning to sew again because I don't really like a lot of the clothes in stores and I want natural materials. I am sick of sweating in plastic clothing all summer! One of my favorite things to do is take historic fashions like 1400's through 1700's but make it modern.
This is great! I am so happy to hear you weighing in on all the sewing that seems to be blowing up right now. I sew and am plus size, so I watch a lot of your videos about fashion with the mindset of inspiration for things to make. I should have said this on your collection video but I love when you show the details and insides of these high end garments. It is super helpful in knowing how they were constructed.
Luke, anytime you think “maybe I’m not the person to do that video,” let me stop you right there. I speak for all of us when I say, “Yes. Yes, you are.” 100%.
luke who-ing me when the lettuce hem came in, I WAS SO READY TO SCREAM THE ANSWER
Thanks for acknowledging that this is a process and appreciating the makers that do...regardless of their title. Thanks so much.
Love the video! I’m learning a lot about fashion. Glad you mentioned plus sized people in your critique. Especially there are easy ways to make small clothes larger too(like adding a gore/godet to the back or side panels or something). I’ve definitely used this for some t shirts or for school play costumes!
we appreciate a channel that promotes sustainability!!
I love your different levels of insight in what professionals do opposed to the amateur work, and I love how you actually acknowledged that. From the moment I started watching your videos (which was like half a year ago) up to now, I haven't disagreed with a single point of view you had regarding anything that's more than just an opinion if something looks good. Aesthetics preferences aside (because that's such an individual thing), I loved your thoughts about trends, history, social topics, creativity and importance of things I never even knew meant something to fashion and the way it works. I was always just lowkey interested in fashion in general but I adore your content nonetheless! ❤️
As a plus size person it really sucks that people buy these items just to cut them down for their smaller bodies. It's already hard enough to find clothes my size in thrift stores ( larger people tend to wear their clothes into the ground because it harder to find cool things that fit us) and this trend has made it nearly impossible! So it forces me to buy new which I want to do less of but really can't.
Especially when they’re throwing away that extra fabric , or selling the remade pieces and not even wearing them
love the eco friendly aspect of upcycling clothes
I’m often astounded by how talented some of these Tiktokers are at flipping clothes. Loved your commentary Luke 🥰
I've been trying to use sewing patterns more! I just scored a couple old "Vouge" ones from the 40's-60's! I didn't sew for the longest time because the measurements and math scared me, but it's so stinkin' easy once you start doing it. Sewing is one of those things anyone can learn to do, and I hope more people are able to learn to sew! Nice to see there's so much interest!
Hi Luke. Thanks for pointing out how important it is the both recycle and upcycle clothing! I'm a vintage lover and thrift reseller. Vintage clothing is so amazing and so fun and interesting to learn about. I love that you're sharing this info with everyone. TY
Thank you for bringing up being cautious of taking bigger sizes from thrift stores. I feel like the only people who ever bring that up or agree with it are my fellow plus sizes, and it honestly gets so disheartening some times. It's hard enough to find our size in regular stores, at least in thrift stores we can just go to our section and look at everything, but if the only cute or good quality things are taken to thrift flip that leaves us in nothing but the same potato sack shirts that literally no one wants.
In China, many girls feel that western countries are tolerant of fat girls and don't feel bad-looking. But it doesn't seem that way either
thought luke was blessing us with a juicy couture tracksuit at first
This was a great video! I love how encouraging, uplifting and excited you were. Your face totally lit up and you can tell making it was great for your soul.
this is everything! my granny is a seamstress and all the time she modifies clothes for me, because i have an unusual body type
I was hoping all along to see my own thrift flip on here ahah! I think what you said is so true and important: it's refreshing to see people utilising social media to help find alternative solutions to waste 😌It's such a powerful tool and I love that people can learn and improve on it 💕
Love seeing Luke getting excited and being positive 💕
Luke will you ever make a closet tour video?
How are these tiktokers so insanely talented??
The more artistic intriguity the better the piece looks, even if its a simple piece, people making their own clothes or changing their own clothes always looks so good
I’ve been waiting for a video like this so long from you!! So happy
omg sooooooooo happy!!
@@hautelemode yes!! Please make a part 2 eventually! love u !!
Can I say something about the large used clothing debate, we are not talking about large or xl sized clothing. There is soooo much of that here in America. I am talking about true plus size clothing. Cute plus size second hand clothing Is a unicorn and VERY hard to find.
Thank you for mentioning this issue.
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I love that you're being critical about the size and environmental aspects!
I like that instead of just putting the tiktokers usernames in the bio you acknowledged their name with your voice in video AND read out captions!!
I want to tell you how much I appreciate you and your positive attitude towards recycling and vintage clothes. I’m an artist and I love to make a garment find new life. Thank you.
I'm a fan of almost anything that keeps fabric out of landfills. It's super great to see people put effort into their clothes like this--I bet it helps them like wearing it more often too :) :) :)
I would assume its more difficult to find larger sizes in thrift stores cause theyre mostly donated/ mass sourced. Especially if theyre very old clothes as people used to be a lot thinner. Anyways i think its fair game on who buys what, you can always find clothes up to XL with ease and theres really no need for people to be that big anyways (unless their very tall or something). Exercise and a balanced diet and you will have all the choice of thrift clothes that you want.
It’s an interesting argument about buying things that don’t fit and turning them into something else. I’d also be curious what ppl think about thrifting in general when you could otherwise afford to pay a slightly higher price.
it's definitely a topic of contention, but one thing to remember is that after not buying anything, thrifting is the most sustainable option.
I think it really depends on the individual situation? Like, if you are a size S and you find a dress that you Love, which is a size L, I think it‘s completely fair to buy it and alter it to fit you, especially because most stores have a pretty good selection. But if you are a size S, and you buy a garment that is a size 3XL (which is a size that is extremely hard to find in a thrift store) even though you don’t really like the garment and plan to turn it into something completely different (e.g. turning a long dress into a matching top and shorts, which I‘ve seen a few times before) I would probably advise you to leave it for someone who might be looking for that size and not finding anything else.
I actually got so sad that the person in the pink sweater called it ugly! That's absolutely something I'd buy and be so happy wearing
Ohh 😮 I love how you inform us about the process of a garment and thrift flipping ❤️
HLM's own outfit looks like it could have been a thrift flip. Ugly black velour track suit top. Cut off ribbed cuffs and waist. Remove zipper. Take in side seams to fit. Add front lower center slit. Re-hem everything. Add basic cross stitches and viola' it's like a designer made it. Love this video.
the girl named jenny.oetting really lied on that one lmao the threading on the end result is white, it would be impossible to bleach the thread on the seams from green to white
If bleached enough it can be possible i do believe. It just depends on what the threading is made of. Ive had thread on some clothes bleach white, while on others they remained the same
@@exist4046 True, but because the girl showed her first bleach of that dress and the thread didn't change colour at all, it makes me believe it's just common synthetic thread... even the fabric itself would fall apart before it would turn that white considering it has a pattern on it
I agree. I think she was wearing a completely different dress in the end 😂
Oh hey! Same dress, the end video was shot from afar so you couldn’t see the thread that well. The thread ended up staying a bit green but I thought it added a unique touch to the white dress.
PS. Made a TickTock to prove it :)
I learned how to sew at a young age…I do use a serger when I’m making bikinis or dealing with stretchier fabrics, but prefer a French seam, in general. I look at the pieces I have from my grandmother’s era and her work is impeccable (and has lasted all these years). I just think garments hang better.
Love you for this. I love seeing you happy!
Luke should have his own classes on fashion critiquing on skillshare at this point.
Watching this has made me think that I'd love to see Luke review any of the Great British Sewing Bee episodes/seasons! Its like Bake Off but for sewing :D
Yes more of this please! I love your perspective.