Sustainable fashion credentials are always worth scrutinising, but upcycling is a growing category that’s really gaining pace. In London, brands including Helen Kirkham and Ancuta Sarca create brilliantly interesting new shoes from old, while Conner Ives' deft way with splicing together old T-shirts has earned him cult appeal.
The recycling mood is catching on elsewhere, too. In an interesting twist, high street shoe chain Schuh has launched a first collaboration with second hand store Vintage Threads (which has outposts in Covent Garden, Soho and a concession in Selfridges).
