The Latest Style: Dumpster Diver Deluxe

Who says L.A.’s elites are out of touch? As the LA Times reports, home furnishings made from recycled burlap, old brooms, and discarded barrels are all the rage, in a recession-chic style dubbed “dumpster diver deluxe.” Celebs like Kathy Hilton (Paris’s mom) and Leonardo DiCaprio have jumped on the trend, spending thousands of bucks on garbage—err, I mean, on humble, sensitively designed goods—as a way to show they’re in touch with the hard-hit masses. Prediction: At fashion shows soon, models will be wearing only barrels held up by suspenders.