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Upcycled Denim Accessories
Dear Valued Customers, LRD pieces are made from thrifted, pre-owned, or dead...
Upcycled Plus Size Denim
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Cynthia Phoenix
Solopreneur and self-taught sewing textile artist. I’ve been sewing since
about 10 years old when my mother showed
me how to use a sewing machine. Started
sewing clothes for my Barbie dolls and developed my craft over the years by
sewing clothes for my children and using Vogue couture sewing patterns to make
stylish clothes for myself. Now retired, I love expressing my artistic side by
creating wearable art pieces. When I create, I feel the unconditional love
of my grandmother Lucy Roots. -
Individually Handcrafted
I deconstruct, sew and rework thrifted jeans, denim jackets and other clothes into plus size one-of-a-kind artisanal denim pieces. I strive to produce quality wearable garments with a funky fresh streetwear vibe. I embellish with Ankara fabrics, leather, embroidery, afro-centric symbols, graphic text, mixed media materials, and notions. LRD reworked denim garments are not made to order from a factory or contracted to a sewing shop. Made in my smoke and pet free home sewing studio. Lovingly made in Philly.
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One Yard Ankara Fabric Piece
A one yard cut piece of matching or coordinating Ankara fabric is included
with each LRD garment. Why? So you can rock that distinctly
African American flavor and proudly wear a head wrap with your drip. Wrapping your crown dates back to pre-colonial African history. Head wraps were
considered symbols of status. During the
Transatlantic Slave Trade, they were one of the few cultural pieces enslaved
Africans were able to bring to the Americas. * November 20th is National Head Wrap Day *.
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Why Upcycling?
Tons of discarded, donated, and unwanted fast fashion clothes windup in landfills or wastefully transported around the world to secondary markets. I am one person creating garments in my smoke and pet-free home sewing studio. I source thrifted garments from local and online retail resellers, thrift shops, non-profit resale stores or warehouse dead stock. By using thrifted clothes LRD is taking a small step towards standing for sustainability and valuing the
earth’s finite resources that were used to manufacture 'disposable' fast fashion clothes.
