Trashion on the Runway: Upcycled Fashion Inspiration

newspaper tutu
Don’t you just love the simplicity of this newspaper ballerina costume? The tutu is by far my favorite part, and I think that the corset-style back makes it extra special.

This would be even cuter in a kid’s size, don’t you think? It’s a little bit hard to tell here, but if you check out the full sized photo on Flickr, you can see that the top is not made from pieces of paper, but rather strips of paper put together papier mache style. There don’t seem to be any grommets in the holes on the corset, and it looks like the tutu is not attached to the bodice. Does anyone have other insights on how you could construct a piece like this?

You can check out all of the photos from the shows here, here, and here! What were your favorite pieces?

[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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