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Upcycling clothes is a fun fashion trend to spice up your wardrobe

At the Met Gala this year, celebrities brought upcycled outfits to the red carpet, with singer SZA wearing a custom dress made entirely from 100 yards of upcycled vintage fabric.

With the rise of micro trends, dupes of what were once exclusive designs are now seen everywhere, with brands releasing new items every week or even every day. Once the hype is gone, most of these clothes end up in landfills —  statistics say that over 50 per cent of fast fashion items are disposed of within a year, and synthetic materials thrown in the landfills can take up to 200 years to decompose.

Amid all this craze of trying to hop on every fashion trend, everyone has started looking the same. Every new and innovative piece gets duped and pushed out by multiple........

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