Monday Morning Inspiration

Until a few weeks ago when I came across this picture, I had never heard of Gary Harvey. I thought his take on a baseball jacket was interesting, but then I read that the piece was created with recycled parachute fabric. At that point, I realized that there is more to the man than just creating fashion.

Finding pictures of his work is a bit difficult, but I was able to find a few. His collections are about raising awareness of limited natural resources and environmental issues involved in placing unwanted clothing into landfill and generating respect for the craftsmanship in recycling/upcycling.

The gown on the left is made from recycled raincoats. On the right, denim jeans.

Recycled Hawaiian Shirts

The Wall Street Journal

Plastic Frozen Vegetable bags.

More denim.

I found his work to be interesting as well as fascinating. If you would like to take a look at more of his work, you can find it on his website here, http://www.garyharveycreative.com/# Just click through on the various pages and you'll be able to see his collections.
Not many of us want to wear plastic vegetable bags, or take the time to create a gown from recycled raincoats, but it's interesting to see what is being done to bring awareness to waste and recycling.
Have a wonderful day!
Rhonda