Berries & Bark

Designer Sarah Smith at Modern Flower Child is experimenting with embedding all manner of plantlife into her handmade resin bracelets. Dried ferns, flowers, bark, and even peacock feathers are frozen in time inside these clear time capsules, a process that takes up to three weeks from design to pouring resin, curing, and shaping the final […] Read More

Ho Ho No

Its that time of year again!  We have a nice choice of vintage Christmas jumpers, covering everything from classic Christmas sweatshirts to ugly – and even really ugly.  So whether you want a simple snowflake pattern or fancy a Christmas jumper covered in bells (yes, really!), we have your perfect vintage match. Whatever your style, we […] Read More

LinkedIn

Filthy Rebena hopped on the LinkedIn train today.  If you’ve worked with us or are looking to network, please feel more than free to connect!  Filthy Rebena loves dirtyin’ up the web as you can find us on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest and of course where it all started, Etsy.  Let us know in the comments below what your […] Read More

Sustainable Reads

1. Clothing Poverty: The Hidden World of Fast Fashion and Second-hand Clothes Paperback – Mar 15 2015 by Andrew Brooks  “Clothing Poverty takes the reader on a global journey to expose the inequalities and injustices that exist within the second-hand clothing trade and the manufacturing of garments destined for Western markets. Thought-provoking and insightful, Brooks highlights […] Read More

Thriftin’ Tips

We just read Charles Manning’s article titled “10 Genius Tips for Mastering Secondhand Shopping” and we thought it would be a good idea to share some of those tips with our readers.  We always bring a fully charged MP3 played to pump the picking tunes, a friend with a good eye to narrow down our picks […] Read More

The Sukajan

You’ve come a long way, baby. From humble souvenir to runway sensation, the sukajan has enjoyed quite the ascent. This letterman-style embroidered bomber, often sumptuously decked out in tigers, koi, dragons, and cherry blossoms, has its origins in WWII, when troops who had served in Asia wanted a memento of their time overseas. They’ve since […] Read More