One piece of fabric, 30 (!!!) different dresses. I wanted to try and see if it’s possible to build different shapes of dresses from the same fabric, and guess what: it certainly is! Using only two pins, a belt, a bra and some creativity I created 30 different dresses. Who says you need a gazillion event/party dresses in your closet? I say if you own a couple of basic, versatile pieces, you got everything you need to shine in a crowd! In my case, literally.
See all my looks, my inspiration and what kind of fabric it is that I used (you will probably be surprised), after the jump!
You probably noticed the same shape of that infamous wrinkled, strapless dress worn with a wide belt, a la Dolce&Gabbana. I guess you don’t need to pay lots of thousands of dollars to re-create that shape: there is no amazingly complicated tailoring; all you need is a tube dress and some pleating. And a dominatrix belt!
After seeing the Vivienne Westwood ss08 collection, I got more and more interested in this kind of black, shiny, almost latex/leather looking fabric. Those Requiem see-through plastic pumps would be the right shoes for my outfits, no?
Then, noticing the cape thing in Jeremy Scott’s runway show, I knew I had to have such a dress. But unfortunately I couldn’t find/didn’t have the right fabric, until…
...until I used a garbage bag! Yes, that is right. What you saw up there is the most random garbage bag ever, worn in the most diverse ways. And dare I say, I would really wear it out one night, at some club. I doubt that I’d see other girls having the same dress!
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Hell yeah Diana! So my favorites are 1-6 at the very top. I could see myself wearing those designs. I do like that dress though in the D&G ads but I do not know where I would wear it without being harassed sickeningly (sp?)
hahah u’re crazy!:)) I can’t say it doesn’t look good :P the 4th is my fav :D ps:good idea for the post!!
U are amazing!
fabulous!!! im lovin it. can i use it for an article for http://www.stiletto.ro? and can i get more details of u?
i never would have thought you could make a garbage bag look so high fashion! only you diana
Your creativity is unbelievable!
How did you make the fourth dress in the top row? I am going to a friend’s birthday party in 3 days and I have to wear an outfit made from garbage bags.. I would really love to make that dress!
wow that is beautiful you look powerful in that dress, a very strong woman in a strong black plastic bag dress
cool
Yes! I agreed with previous comments. You are an amazing person! You could design beautiful dresses out of a garbage bags. That’s great. One of the possible ways to save the earth. Keep it up! And thanks for giving me an idea in making dresses out of garbage bags!
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[...] These dresses I created out of a plain ol’ trash bag were pretty successful. They even got mentioned on Stiletto (here is the article, including a photo gallery of my looks). So, I decided to make a dress inspired by the trash bag dress, but this time out of actual/real fabric and not plastic, which, by the way, feels incredibly cold and uncomfortable on the skin. For the inside of the dress I chose a stretch lining, so even if the dress has volumes, it feels very body-conscious and tight. Looks like I chose a very similar fabric, no? Also, the shiny effect is exaggerated because of the flash of the camera. If you want to get your own “Diana Bobar Trashbag Dress“, made by your own measurements (and from real fabric, of course), just contact me at diana[at]sofashon.com [the price of the dress is 25Euro + 10-15 Euro shipping taxes, if you are not from Romania]. Click to see more pictures of me and the dress by reading the full post! [...]
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