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One of the first things that struck me about the Jean Paul Gaultier retrospective exhibition at the de Young Museum in San Francisco is the chatter. On my recent visit, the chatter came not from the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd, but from the mannequins.

This "Woman's chapan robe, ca. 1860–1870; Uzbekistan, Bukhara Silk; warp-faced plain weave, warp-resist dyeing (ikat)" will be on display at the "To Dye For" exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Photo courtesy de Young Museum.

Los Angeles designer Aurelio created a video to accompany his pieces, which will be shown at the Discarded to Divine preview on April 9 at San Francisco's de Young Museum.

Now in its fifth year, Discarded to Divine invites designers to create original creations from discarded apparel.