{"id":41497,"date":"2026-06-22T23:10:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/41497\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T23:10:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T23:10:12","slug":"dhl-express-and-designer-reimagine-old-uniforms-for-new-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/41497\/","title":{"rendered":"DHL Express and Designer Reimagine Old Uniforms for New Line"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tGiving a new twist to sustainable goods, DHL Express has tapped the fashion designer Eric Wong to reimagine retired uniforms<\/a> into a limited-run collection.<\/p>\n

Starting Monday, the\u00a0DHL x Absurd Laboratory BFFS Upcycled Collection is\u00a0being sold via The Absurd Laboratory\u2019s online store, Midwest Vintage stores and the Redress Closet. Funds from the purchases will support Redress, an organization that is dedicated to empowering sustainable designers. Wong\u2019s creations were made from some of the uniforms<\/a> that were previously worn by DHL Express\u2019 100,000 or so staffers.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe environmentally minded Wong, who is a Hong Kong-based fashion designer,<\/a> who won last year\u2019s Redress Design Award 2025 \u201cDHL GoGreen Plus Alumni Prize.\u201d He started the Absurd Laboratory in 2012. As its name suggests, the company\u2019s philosophy is guided by the idea that \u201cLife is absurd.\u201d The brand specializes in wearable experimental fashion that reimagines life with a fresh, one-of-a-kind perspective.<\/p>\n

DHL Express, a global logistics company, delivers approximately 1.8 billion parcels annually, which amounts to about 5 million packages a day. Aside from its shipping<\/a> ties to many brands, designers and consumers, DHL Express is not new to the fashion scene, having teamed up with the Council of Fashion Designers of America a couple of years ago to support young talent. Black Boy Knits\u2019 founder Jacques Agbobly won the DHL Logistics in Fashion prize and was awarded a $15,000 grant and mentoring opportunities in 2022.<\/p>\n

For the fiscal year 2025, DHL Express generated 82.9 million euros \u2014 a slight decline compared to FY2024\u2019s 84.2 million euros.<\/p>\n

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\t\t\t\t\tUnisex clogs and a sling bag are a few of the designs that Eric Wong has created for DHL Express.<\/p>\n

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\n\tDesigned in the delivery service\u2019s signature brand colors of bright yellow and red, the \u201cDHL x Absurd Laboratory BFFS Upcycled Collection\u201d features such fashion accessories as Birkenstock-looking unisex clogs in considerably brighter colors instead of natural hues. Just as the upcycled uniforms were once worn by people, Wong\u2019s collaborative range carries human-sounding first names.<\/p>\n

The assortment looks nothing like the DHL Express-issued cargo pants and polo shirts that the company\u2019s couriers wore at one time. Wong has repurposed the pieces by\u00a0deconstructing them and creating unconventional finds like the $65 Bailey bucket hat that doubles as a sling bag. There are also two bear pendants with movable limbs \u2014 the $32 Felix and the $52 Frankie. The compact assortment amps up the contemporary style that Wong specializes in.<\/p>\n

The alliance includes a partnership with the Hong Kong<\/a>-based environmental NGO Redress for a charitable sale of the collection. All of the profits will be donated to strengthen Redress\u2019 work in advancing emerging creatives through its network of alumni, who value sustainability and circularity.<\/p>\n

In keeping with its green theme,\u00a0all overseas orders will be shipped using the GoGreen Plus service, which enables shippers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through the use of sustainable aviation fuel. Wong, who could not be reached Monday, has worked with Midwest in recent years to create a bolder vintage remade collection. The forward-thinking creative\u2019s outlook has included being inspired by the natural beauty of hair for his Eco Chic Design Award showcase that featured braided details, intricate strands and sculptural designs.<\/p>\n

\n\tAndy Chiang, senior vice president and managing director of\u00a0DHL Express Hong Kong<\/a> and Macau,\u00a0said, \u201cWe are proud to stand alongside Redress in advancing sustainability and circularity efforts in Hong Kong\u2019s fashion industry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

In a statement, Wong said that he\u00a0wanted \u201cto give overlooked materials a new narrative \u2014 creating contemporary, desirable accessories with a strong story of sustainability and circular design.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Giving a new twist to sustainable goods, DHL Express has tapped the fashion designer Eric Wong to reimagine…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41498,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21057],"tags":[36171,21073,21072,90,3469,36172,33921],"class_list":["post-41497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-dhl","tag-cfda","tag-deutsche-post","tag-dhl","tag-hong-kong","tag-shipping","tag-sustainabiliity","tag-uniforms"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41497\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41498"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/germany\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}