Trashion on the Runway: Upcycled Fashion Inspiration

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This sodapop dress is super fun! I dig how they used the cans to make the skirt and the pop tabs to construct the bodice and her matching headband. Those curly cans are fun and flirty, but they look a little bit dangerous, too! It doesn’t look like they used anything to dull the sharp edges. Do you guys have any ideas on how to make this garment as safe as it is adorable?

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[All photos Creative Commons via Nic’s Events.]

2 thoughts on “Trashion on the Runway: Upcycled Fashion Inspiration”

  1. RE: Making the cans safe, you could take some gaffer’s tape and put it around the cut edges.  It’s like ultra duct tape (which would also probably work… if you can’t duck it… well, you know the rest).

  2. Ivy Sharifpour

    For the newspaper ballarina dress, I know Simplicity patterns has a Go Green pattern for a corset that can be made from magazines.  Might be a good place to start.  I would say the skirt would have to be a second piece from the looks of it, with some type of elastic band that it is attached to.  Very inspiring outfit.  Might have to try making that one on my own.

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