How three young Depop sellers turned vintage Levi’s into their own unique creations
When you think of large companies that are changing the landscape for young, creative people, it’s difficult to go past Depop. The platform has made leaps and bounds in popularising resale, especially for an audience of Millennial and Gen-Z’s, who are concerned about the impact of brand new clothing on the environment. With its format resembling a social media app, Depop intuitively allows customers to create their own unique profiles and sell vintage clothes to other users—curbing the need for new fashion, while also popularising vintage, and making a democratic space for new creatives to share their work.
So then, a partnership between Depop and iconic brand Levi’s, with the aim of supporting young, talented creatives, was always going to be a hit.
Three young Australian creators—Tanzyn Crawford, Luca Young and Sha’an D’Anthes—were provided with vintage items from the denim brand’s archives, and were commissioned to reimagine them as new pieces. Each of the artists worked their own design sensibilities into each creation, culminating in an array of garments that spoke to their unique tastes.
The finished product: repurposed Levi’s jeans and jackets, ready to be sold on Depop.
A fabric renowned for its dependability, it’s rare that we get to see denim adorned with unique colours, prints and patterns like this. But the renewed life in these garments gives us a new kind of style we’ve never seen before—one that will be unique to each garment’s unique owner.
Keep scrolling for each of the three designers’ unique pieces, and the unique processes they underwent to create them.
Tanzyn Crawford
Reworking old clothing from pre-used fabrics, Perth-based Depop seller Tanzyn Crawford reinterpreted a pair of Levi’s jeans in the most colourful way possible, turning them from one-note pair into a psychedelic dreamscape.
One look at the @premiumzoo seller’s store shows her range of customised pieces, which are sold alongside her own array of vintage items.
To shop Crawford’s Depop offerings, click here.
Luca Young
Levi’s famous denim jackets are a staple item in any wardrobe, noted for their dependability and ease-of-wear. Thus, Depop seller and artist Luca Young jumped at the opportunity to make the items his own, giving the heritage products a new life.
His designs, under his Depop store @exxy, feature a modern acid wash-style finish with unexpected white streaks strewn across them—making no two jackets the same.
Taking inspiration from his seamstress mother, the Byron Bay-based designer has said he enjoys repurposing clothes, as it gives a creative outlet while having minimal impacts on the planet.
To shop Young’s Depop offerings, click here.
Sha’an D’Anthes
An illustrator by trade, Sydney-based Sha’an D’Anthes adorned her vintage Levi’s pieces with leftover sticker illustrations from her own work, which include rainbows, stars and other miscellaneous objects.
Her colourful designs don’t just bring a fun sensibility to the understated denim garments she worked with, but also a sense of optimism, which is something we should all be incorporating into our wardrobes. One look at her Depop store, @furrylittlepeach, shows a multitude of pieces on offer, all imbued with their own uniqueness.
To shop D’Anthes’ unique pieces, click here.
