Recycling ‘never goes out of style’: How old clothes can make a big impact Don’t discard your garb. Local organizations can turn even raggedy clothes into riches.

The Raggedy Ann character was copyrighted in 1915 by Johnny Gruelle, a commercial artist. Gruelle knew he had a money maker and quickly licensed P.F. Volland to make dolls of Ann and her brother Andy.

The raggedy clothes he once wore are no more. With money came style and Viverette doesn't hold back. He began dressing the part of a rich man and says people treated him better.