Turning old bus seat fabric into shoes is a fashion fail By Holly Richmond Follow 2 Dec 2008 2:57 PM Recycling? Hot. Public transit? Also hot. Recycling bus seat covers into shoes? Fugly. Holly Richmond (hollyrichmond.com) writes and edits things for fun and money. She was previously Grist’s editorial intern and marketing assistant. Nine out of ten doctors recommend you follow her on Twitter. She lives in Portland.