{"id":340175,"date":"2010-02-19T14:48:22","date_gmt":"2010-02-19T19:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/green.yahoo.com\/blog\/daily_green_news\/289\/five-inspired-dresses-made-from-newspapers-baseball-uniforms-and-more.html"},"modified":"2010-02-19T14:48:22","modified_gmt":"2010-02-19T19:48:22","slug":"five-inspired-dresses-made-from-newspapers-baseball-uniforms-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/340175","title":{"rendered":"Five inspired dresses made from newspapers, baseball uniforms, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
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For the second season of The GreenShows<\/a> during New York Fashion Week, models strutted down the runway showing off the best in sustainable, recycled and really awesome attire. <\/p>\n

This year the events were held at a new yet-to-be inhabited eco-friendly apartment building<\/a> in New York City’s East Village. <\/p>\n

The GreenShows opened with a unique showcase of Gary Harvey<\/a>‘s recycled couture. Newspapers and laundry bags rustled down the runway, along with old sweatshirts and baseball jackets repurposed into gowns<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The collection was designed to challenge people’s perception of secondhand clothing. Gary, who was previously creative director of Levi Strauss and Dockers Europe, believes: “Too many garments end up in landfill sites. They are deemed aesthetically redundant and get discarded at the end of the season when there are often years of wear left.” <\/p>\n

So, we say, long live the trench coat! Long live the baseball jacket! Long live whatever else Harvey uses to create his collections! The Daily Green featured 18 recycled dresses by Gary Harvey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Here’s a look at five of the most interesting.<\/p>\n

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The GreenShows was sponsored by natural beauty company Weleda<\/a>, and its Skin Food lotion was honored in this creation. Gary Harvey used 350 boxes of lotion to create this masterpiece.<\/p>\n

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Who says print is dead? It’s alive and well, living as eco-couture. This dress was created using 30 copies of the Financial Times<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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The Denim Kimono was created using recycled denim jackets and jeans.<\/p>\n

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It took 21 laundry bags to create this dry-clean-only garment.<\/p>\n

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The Baseball Puffball Dress was created using 26 nylon baseball jackets.<\/p>\n

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Photos by Gloria Dawson.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Do you think Gary Harvey is a green hero? Nominate your local hero for a Heart of Green Award<\/a>, and he or she could win a trip to New York City to be honored alongside celebrities and dignitaries working to make green go mainstream.<\/p>\n

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