Like everyone else, I’ve been watching low-brow fabrics emerging into upmarket fashions for a little while, like the old flannel grunge shirt fabric finding its way into chic dresses. I’ve been wondering myself about taking cloth from unexpected sources and sewing into a conventional shape of a completely different form, but my thoughts have run along more mundane lines, like canvas and burlap.
Now Gary Harvey transforms blue jeans, tee shirts, laundry bags, trench coats, and army jackets into feminine ballgown styles, taking it to a very elegant extreme.
More can be seen here, and they’re really worth looking at carefully: http://garyharveycreative.com/
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