Brooklyn —
Long thought of as a relic, vinyl is making a comeback on turntables – and as fashion accessories.
Wrecords by Monkey turns old records into bracelets, earrings and key chains. Company founders Patrick “Monkey” Chirico and Brian Farrell met at as students at the Fashion Institute of Technology, and stared recycling records in 2004.
Their urban-inspired, environmentally friendly fashions, produced in a Bushwick studio, can now be found in 20 states and as far away as Japan.
