Did your mother ever make your clothes? If she did, chances are that you swore you’d never do it to your own kids!

A woman named Alex Martin is making her own clothes…out of ones she already owns. Her Clothing Recycling project is a social commentary on consumerism as well as an earth-friendly project. Most famous for putting on the same little brown dress every morning for a year, Martin states: “let’s stop agreeing that the best way for women (in particular) to “express themselves” is by purchasing new wardrobe items and putting together daily outfits.” Martin’s a mom, and she makes her kids clothes, too.

It’s hard enough getting the kids dressed in the morning…I can see how not having to decide what to wear every morning would be appealing. The Dean of the college I did my graduate work at had 5 copies of the same black outfit: one for every day of the week. She looked appropriate and stylish every day and never had to waste time deciding what to wear.

As someone who once sewed a sampler to my thumbnail in Home Ec, I won’t be making clothes for me or my children (it was a really fast sewing machine, honest!)

But I really like the idea of not wasting time on clothes, and I love the idea of sustainable clothes!