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Description
This dress is a non-textile project I made for school. The project was to find any kind of material (except fabric) and make a garment out of it. It was veeeeery chalenging! It took me several days and hours to get it completed. I made a dress in muslin to serve as a base and constructed the non-textile pieces on top of it. I hand stiched almost everything, even the side ziper (It was painful getting a needle through several layers of plastic, muslind and screeing!!!). The materials are windows screen, plastic bags and plastic table cover. The top was all covered in about 400 petal shaped pieces of windows screening and trash bag. I added a head piece to complete the look for the fashion show at school. I posted a video of the show on YOUTUBE " http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv0VtVjiVeU " . It is interesting to see the other students projects as well.
Material Notes
Windows screening, plastic bag and plastic table cover.( plus muslin for the base/lining)
Difficulty
Advanced
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May 6, 2012, 08.21 PMby Adriana Orozco
My dear Marlon, my jaw just droped as I looked at this magnificent dress!!!! magnificient in many different ways…..and I mean it from the bottom of my heart. God gave you a special talent, that you are using in a wonderfull way…….also, to enable us to look a your work, and smile feeling proud of you!!!! much love….all the way from the rainforest!!
Jun 29, 2011, 01.24 AMby nehozack
until i read the description, I wouldn’t of thought it was made with household items – its amazing!
Mar 6, 2011, 11.12 PMby heyhogwarts
And you thought my corset was good? Speak for yourself.
Feb 20, 2011, 04.27 PMby fashionista2407
Wow, considering the materials this is too much of greatness!! Project runway, here you come =)
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Feb 20, 2011, 07.38 PMby marloncosta
Thank you Fashionista2407! I really appreciate ur comment!
Jan 29, 2011, 08.55 AMby janene
Oh my…. this is sooo beautiful! Love Love Love!
Aug 19, 2010, 09.32 AMby elayne0
Could you please post a tutorial on how you made the roses?
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Aug 20, 2010, 12.39 AMby marloncosta
hi! Thank you for the comment. Very kind of you!
It was easy making those roses considering I followed my instincts without following any instructions. I just cut large bands of material and folded them in a half; after that I just started bunching and twisting that rectangle piece of material and hand tucked it to hold the shape as I worked on it. It is quite simple, it only takes patience.
I don`t know how helpful that was but let me know!
God bless!
Aug 19, 2010, 09.30 AMby elayne0
Magnifique! you are extremely talented. I thing i have an idea for a fabric dress inspired by yours.
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Aug 22, 2010, 05.40 AMby elayne0
Thanks. I’ll try it and see how it pans out.
Aug 4, 2010, 03.52 AMby ninaribena
Oh wow. How breathtaking! This is such a beautiful result from unconventional materials. Love your creative mind!
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Aug 4, 2010, 09.24 AMby marloncosta
thank you! That`s really kind of you to say that!
Jun 7, 2010, 03.16 AMby gedwoods
Very interesting project. I noticed on the youtube video that your work was almost the only one with a bright color palette – everything else was either white/gold/yellowish/beige or brown/black – not sure why. Yours stood out from the crowd!
Jun 6, 2010, 09.13 PMby milkyway
OMGGGGGGGGG this is gorgeous!! love flowers!!!1 love the color!!! just amazing!!!
Jun 6, 2010, 05.21 PMby domestic-divaonline
Your creativity shines in the creation! Especially love the over-sized flowers. Fabulous!
Apr 4, 2010, 02.56 AMby nuiwida23
This is gorgeous! It’s impressive that you made a dress that works in non-textile materials or fabric. Well done!
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Apr 4, 2010, 02.23 PMby marloncosta
Thank you for your comment!
Feb 3, 2010, 09.56 AMby tanyaaa
Looks fantastic! =]
Sep 12, 2009, 04.00 PMby damianadesigns
Fabu. Love love love. You are such an artiste, glad you found your medium :).
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Sep 12, 2009, 04.19 PMby marloncosta
Thank you for your kind comments!
Sep 2, 2009, 02.16 AMby lynaldine
good project ! your dress is really well done
Aug 29, 2009, 07.12 PMby dreaminginlilies
This is really cool! I would love to see a textile version of this dress:)
Aug 28, 2009, 08.20 PMby greatrondine
I never would have guessed is not material
Aug 28, 2009, 10.03 AMby missb3
absolutely stunning! I can imagine that it was hard to hand sew everything, but the result turned out very very well!
Aug 28, 2009, 09.56 AMby anajan
Gorgeous! It is totally wearable, and judging from photos, I would have never guessed those were window screens and plastics. BRAVO!
Aug 28, 2009, 03.46 AMby timeatalian
WOW! Amazing job!
Aug 28, 2009, 03.22 AMby lunatepetal
whoa gorgeous dress made out of non-fabric materials! great work!!
Aug 28, 2009, 01.03 AMby judeb
very creative
Aug 28, 2009, 12.59 AMby hstorm799
You are kidding!!! I never would have guessed the materials. This is a gorgeous dress! You are very talented; hope you got an A.
Aug 28, 2009, 12.42 AMby ink
Delish. Like a tangy sangria! Very beautiful, well sewn and gorgeous use of materials!
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Aug 28, 2009, 01.00 AMby marloncosta
Tangy sangria! That would have been a great name for that dress!!! Well thought!!!