Today we're straying south of San Francisco, to LA, where designer Raquel Allegra makes gorgeous clothing by distressing the discarded T-shirts of inmates! She shreds and stretches till a plain white T-shirt looks like this:
Beautiful, no?
You can see more of her work on Shopflick,
a cool website that features new and emerging independent designers. The twist is that the designers AND their work are profiled in little video clips that add a whole new dimension to getting a feel for the clothing!
