Cool Junk…Catwalk Report

"I like the thought of taking trash, something not thought of as aesthetically pleasing, and making it elegant". ~Nancy Judd

 I can definitely relate to Ms. Judd's quote!  You can laugh all you want at these creations…but she's laughing all the way to the bank!  She's my hero!

 Slideshow Wall Street Journal dated Jan 13, 2009

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Trashion Trend:  Photos & Text from Dumpster Couture by Nancy Judd

 Nancy Judd crafts wearable art from junk in order to raise awareness about the environment and recycling. Her creations, which appraise at around $30,000 each, have earned her a role in the Green Inaugural Ball.

 

 She once spent 400 hours, she says, unspooling cassettes and crocheting the crinkled tape into a fake-fur coat.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 As a teen, Ms. Judd spent hours crafting origami jewelry. The color and texture of piled-up junk mail inspired her to try her hand at making a dress with origami fans from old catalogs and advertisements, at right.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 But these aren't meant to be wardrobe mainstays. Ms. Judd conceives of them more as wearable sculpture. "I like the idea of making aluminum elegant, or rusty nails sexy," she says.

Turns out, she isn't alone.

A decade ago, when Ms. Judd was making her first rescued-from-the-landfill dress — a somewhat revealing number made of bubble wrap — recycling had already hit the mainstream. Manufacturers were turning plastic bottles into fleece outdoor wear.

But the world of environmentally conscious designers was small, says Delia Montgomery, founder of Chic Eco, an "earth friendly" fashion consulting firm. "Now I can't keep up," she says.

 

These creative artists never cease to amaze me!!