HONG KONG, China --- Despite Hong Kong's reputation for rampant consumerism, a nascent movement against fast fashion is taking root in the city, with clothes-mending workshops and pop-up swaps growing in popularity, and designers parading recycled fabrics on the catwalk. From broken umbrellas to discarded curtains, no material is too shabby for designer Jesse Lee, who showcased his creations at a recent sustainable fashion show in Hong Kong. Lee realized that humble household goods could be the springboard for creativity when his family was throwing out an old sofa. He turned the sofa's leather cover into a jacket and has since made clothes from old curtains and bed linen, a...
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