Blue Bag is a non-profit brand dedicated to raising awareness for homeless youth. 1 in 10 kids in public schools in New York City are homeless and nearly 1 in every 106 New Yorkers are homeless. The mission of Blue Bag is to create high quality up-cycled denim bags for homeless youth, and to offer kids in need the equal opportunity to live comfortably at absolutely no cost to them.
Above are images of a denim bag prototype. I cut up pieces of old denim jeans and jackets and hand sewed them back together in order to up-cycle them into a fully functioning tote bag.