Feed bags, or ‘musettes,’ as they’re known in the francophile jargon of road cycling, are the lunchboxes of the pro cycling set. Handed up by support staff to riders in the middle of a long stage, most are thrown aside to be claimed as trophies by the fans lining the course. But with a feed stop on nearly every one of twenty stages, and nearly 200 racers starting this year’s Tour de France, that’s almost 4,000 (mostly cotton) bags getting tossed into sunflower fields and mountain passes every year. What—other than hang on the wall as a momento—to do with all that fabric?

While we at Nau usually like to take our recycled fabrics down to the fiber (if not monomer) level before creating a garment, it’s always fun to see what people can do with discarded raw materials and a little creativity. That, and maybe a pair of Christian Louboutin pumps. (It is France, after all…). For more recycled fashions, check out local Portland non-profit Junk To Funk, and—of course—all the recycled poly styles on nau.com.

(via Fyxomatosis Hub, with a hat tip to Thatcher’s dad.)