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“We love that these hoses are still working hard, long after their first life; the firefighters rescue us, we rescue the fire-hose and the proceeds help to rescue firefighters and their families in their time of need.”
— Kresse Wesling
Shortly before the pandemic kicked in last year, a gas leak in my home led to the presence of a houseful of firefighters. And despite my concern about the leak, I found myself—to a degree I hadn't anticipated—swept up in a wave of admiration. Ever since the nation, and the world, witnessed the heroic actions of the FDNY on 9.11.01, any American with an ounce of feeling, when encountering firefighters, reacts much the same as I did that day: “You guys are the best.… You guys are the best.”
The anniversary of the terror attacks renews our appreciation, our absolute awe, for those every year. And the hundreds of New York's noblest souls we lost that day were on my mind as I spoke with Kresse Wesling of Kent, England, on September 9th. Elvis & Kresse, the luxury goods company that she operates with James “Elvis” Henrit, which brilliantly fashions its accessory products from various waste materials, donates half the profits from one of its lines to the UK's
