Chopped and screwed: (sometimes called screwed and chopped or slowed and throwed) refers to a technique of remixing hip hop music which developed in the Houston hip hop scene in the 1990s.
Chopped and sewed: (grammatically correct spelling: chopped and sewn, don't get on my case) refers to the deconstruction of thrift/hand-me-down clothing to be used as fabric and reconstructed into an altered or different garment altogether.
I've always been concerned with the environment and encouraged recycling, but I didn't even consider wearing thrift store clothing until two years ago. It also didn't occur to me that I could reuse clothing as fabric until I decided to be part of my fashion design senior show, and I was faced with a predicament: I was absolutely broke. I ended up picking Mad Max and Tank Girl as my inspiration, which translated into a madcap, "whatever I can find in the rubble" kind of look. Reconstructing thrift clothing was perfect for that, and I created my line for a total of maybe $60-- a raincoat got turned into a jumper, several pairs of enormous fat man pants created dresses, etc. I was hooked on it, wanted to make a hobby of it, and Chop Shop was born.
