post hunk gives old textiles new life

post hunk gives old textiles new life

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Even old tea towels can be turned into rad garms.

Where do tablecloths and beach towels go when they die? Hopefully not the tip, because textile waste is super-bad for the planet, and because it would be a goddamn tragedy for cute and colourful fabrics to wind up in landfill. We like to think they’re all off to textile nirvana, which probably looks a lot like POST HUNK, a chequered, gingham paradise presided over by local stylist Kirsty Barros (the creative mind behind Client Liaison’s kooky onstage looks). Kirsty’s apparel afterlife includes one-off duds made from deadstock and vintage materials, available only through Instagram at @posthunk. Heavenly. 

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