Ok, tout le monde... riddle me how cool this is! I was contacted a few months ago by Dumpster Designs, a company in the UK that designs couture and ready-to-wear clothes from recycled items. When they asked if they could send me one of their couture gowns (made from magazines), I was like "YEAH!"
I'm an eco nerd and a dressing up nerd, so this was pretty much a dream come true! Now, I'm generally not a super editorial kind'a gal, but I think I made it work. I was feeling super Black Swan/Paris Hilton circa "The Simple Life" and had an absolutely (freezing) ball running around the woods at sunset with Soldier Boy attempting to be uber chic.
Ok, so I can now say that I've been hiking in ballet flats, high heeled boots, a dress AND 5-inch heels and a gown made out of paper.
This dress was so cool! Even with my degree in fashion and my experience in clothing and costume design, I can tell you that if I had made this gown myself, it would not have turned out this well. Seriously, the whole thing is made out of paper and it is actually very comfortable. I kind of wanted to save it for my Birthday next weekend or wear it into town with a crown and pretend to be visiting royalty. The dress is comfortable and I think the hardest part about wearing it was that I decided to wear stilettos and walk around in the forest.
I think the coolest thing about Dumpster Design is that you can have your very own custom gown! They will work with you to draft something totally unique and totally eco-chic! How cool would it be to show up at prom in one of these works of art?
Pshhhh, yeah... SO COOL!
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Wow! Fantastic shots!!
ReplyDeleteThank you! I am so NOT editorial, but I'm pleased with the way these turned out!
DeleteYou look amazing. Your poses are so creative and so is the outfit. I love!
ReplyDeleteLauren
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It's certainly super original but how is it held together?
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The base is kind of paper maché and the other parts are glued on, but you can't tell at all by looking at it!
DeleteOh my goodness! Super fun!!!
ReplyDeleteHope
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It was the coolest opportunity! I'm so pleased with the way the shots turned out!
DeleteYou look like you just came off the runway.
ReplyDeleteWooooooo! Thank you!
DeleteAmazing editorial shots! Love the eco-chicness of it all. Super cool.
ReplyDeleteArielle from Tangled Musings
Thank you! I loved this dress and never wanted to take it off!
DeleteSo unique and I LOOOOOVE that clutch!
ReplyDeletexxAlli
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Thanks! It was a steal from LookBook Store!
Deletethat dress is awesome!!!! x
ReplyDeleteHaha that's amazing can't take my eyes off...very cool shots and totally unique!
ReplyDeleteRathana xx
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This is such an amazing photoshoot! Love the backdrop of the logs <3 This dress is like holy-cow super-duper fantastic!! Oh so jealous of you right now :)
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Kelly
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Lol... thank you! We almost didn't shoot by the logs because the sun was going down and I was freezing, but those are my favourite shots!
DeleteLovely photoshoot! You look amazing!
ReplyDeleteSimply awesome!
ReplyDeleteSSSx
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Love this. Your blog is so interesting to me.
ReplyDeleteDeedee
http://madeupgirl-madeupgirl.blogspot.com/
holy moly girl, you could totally do more editorial shoots like these - that second picture was DEVINE! That dress looks absolutely magnificent, wouldn't believe it's made of paper if you wouldn'y have told it! Love it love it love it! :)
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Thank you SO much! I have a couple more editorial shoots coming up soon! This shoot totally boosted my confidence for them! I'm such a smily, goofy person!
DeleteThis dress is killer!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it crazy? Can you believe that it is made out of magazines?
DeleteWOW, so pretty!!
ReplyDeletexx MJ
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This is way cool! You look absolutely stunning (in anything)! Xo
ReplyDeleteKay
Fashionably Kay
Wow. That dress is uh-mazing. I can't believe it's all recycled. Love the shots, soldier boy did a great job at capturing these images. Bravo!
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