Photos: Upcycling & recycling

Upcycled pink cashmere top with “dog” screen print by Stella Neptune from EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Upcycled pinstripe grey vest with “moths” screen print by Stella Neptune from EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Reconstructed sweater skirt with leather trim, and upcycled beige cashmere top with “recycle” screen print by Stella Neptune.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Eveline Morel at her store, EM & Co, while wearing a reconstructed sweater dress with fringe from EM Reconstruct.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

A bangle made from recycled jewelry and buttons at EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Typewriter key rings from Vintage Glow at EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Vintage Glow ‘80s necklace at EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Gold bangle with recycled jewelry and buttons by Vintage Glow at EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Reclaimed watch necklace at EM & Co.  (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times)

Some of the recycled clothing at Give + Take in Playa del Rey. a new clothing swap boutique where members can swap clothes to their hearts’ content.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Give + Take owner Dora Copperthite, center, shows off some of her recycled clothes to her customers at her boutique.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

Give + Take’s Dora Copperthite shows off additional wares.  (Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times)

“Green Queen” fashion designer Deborah Lindquist wears one of her vintage cashmere sweaters in her North Hollywood design studio.  (Brian Vander Brug / Los Angeles Times)