SeatBeltBags.com

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Back in 1997 deliveryman Dana Harvey was restoring a 1950 Buick.

Even though it was an inauthentic touch, he went ahead and installed seat belts.

On a whim, his wife asked him to make her a purse from the leftover seat belt webbing (he'd learned to sew as a boy).

Her friends loved it, so Harvey decided to focus on purse making full time.

He persuaded manufacturers to make webbing for him in pink, orange, and a whole host of non-automobile colors.

Long story short: this year Harvey expects to sell over $3 million worth of product on his website and at about 800 retail outlets including Nordstrom's and Bloomingdale's.

Harvey guarantees his products and offers free repair or replacement, not a major problem considering the toughness of the Dupont-made fabric.

Jayne O'Donnell wrote an interesting story for last Thursday's USA Today about the rise of seat belt fashion not only in accessories, but in furniture as well.