Designer gary harvey biography of donald

Following our studio practice lecture and seminar, I felt really influenced to look further into sustainable designers work. A sustainable designer that I have always shown an interest in has been Gary Harvey. After completing my first year presentation about him, I really feel the need to promote his work wherever possible. (My blog being one of them!) Gary Harvey is recognized  globally for his creativity and impact on eco – fashion, but for some reason so many people still don’t seem to know about him. His work is beyond creative, he takes used garments or products to make garments to increase their usage. 

‘Gary Harvey, who for nearly ten years was the Creative Director of Levi Strauss and Dockers Europe, began designing his dresses out of creative frustration during his freelance work on fashion campaigns. “I needed some really dramatic pieces for a shoot I was working on and the first design evolved using 42 pairs of Levi’s 501’s”. Since that time his passion for creating recycled couture has taken over, and he’s produced a stunning design using 18 Burberry macs, a fishtail corset dress using 28 camouflage Army jackets, and a body-contouring gown using discarded baseball jackets. Gary’s latest creation is the newspaper dress, made from 30 copies of the Financial Times. He comments: “The desire behind this collection is about re-contextualising iconic, everyday garments to create dramatic new silhouettes”.’

He states – “I believe we can contribute to an ethical fashion revolution. By sourcing fabrics and raw materials that have literally been thrown away, you can look good and be good too. Too many garments are deemed aesthetically redundant and discarded at the end of a season, when there are still many years of wear left”.

To me this fashion is beyond amazing, I would love to produce a successful collection like he has!