CHAPTER 3-5

Bottletop

Fashion Collections from Bottletops and Ring Pulls

A Foundation to Support Youth Training Programs

BOTTLETOP is a London-based sustainable fashion brand. Beginning in 2012, its line of handbags covered with upcycled bottletops was made in Kenya and lined with leather offcuts. The co-founders, Cameron Saul and Oliver Wayman, then discovered the versatility of upcycled aluminum ring pulls, held together by crotchet, which developed into their signature chain mail fabric collections.

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Figure 3-5.1 The Bottletop Maxi bag

Photo courtesy: Bottletop

Through a collaboration with the established producer and retailer Mulberry, the ...

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