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When Marisa Lynch lost her job last year, she went looking for a project and found it: 365 days. 365 pieces of clothing. $365. She started her blog, New Dress A Day, and began transforming frightening thrift-store finds into envy-worthy fashions for just a dollar a day.

For the entire year Lynch didn’t do any traditional clothes shopping, which means none of her items contributed to the loss of energy or raw materials required to produce new garments. Although her 365-day project is over, Lynch is still giving second life to old muumuus and prom dresses.

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When Marisa Lynch lost her job last year, she went looking for a project and found it: 365 days. 365 pieces of clothing. $365. She started her blog, New Dress A Day, and began transforming frightening thrift-store finds into envy-worthy fashions for just a dollar a day.

For the entire year Lynch didn’t do any traditional clothes shopping, which means none of her items contributed to the loss of energy or raw materials required to produce new garments. Although her 365-day project is over, Lynch is still giving second life to old muumuus and prom dresses, and this year she’s accepting donations from her readers and making over their worse fashion finds.

The sustainable fashion trend has inspired a variety of eco-conscious designers — from those who create organic cotton garments to those who upcycle vintage items into fresh frocks. But, as with all trends, there are some who take things a little too far. Would you don a dress of expired condoms or accessorize with jewelry made from human teeth? Take a look at some of our bizarrely sustainable fashion finds and you just might be inspired to green your own wardrobe … but perhaps you should pass on making your own roadkill accessories.

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Are you handy with a needle and thread? If so, go green like Marisa Lynch and instead of buying new clothes, simply transform muumuus and bridesmaid dresses into envy-worthy fashions.

Check out these other inspiring green journeys from the blogosphere.

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Here’s one of our favorite stories of 2010: This woman upcycled 365 dresses and created an eco-chic wardrobe for just $1 a day.

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