The Princess and the Pea
Kirsten J. sent me the link to this dress, which is made out of a mattress, and modeled by the designer, Danielle Kelly. She calls this dress "Sleeping Beauty", but I think it would be a natural as a costume for some production of The Princess and the Pea, don't you?
I love it when people make dresses out of unusual materials. And I love it when other people find those dresses on the internets and send the links to me. Thanks, Kirsten!
posted by Erin @ 8:14 AM
9 Comments:
At Oct 8, 2006 9:30:00 AM,
Nora said…
It would also be a natural for a fashion spread in "On Our Backs" (if that magazine still exists)...
At Oct 8, 2006 10:07:00 AM,
Anonymous said…
Now that's recycling!
At Oct 8, 2006 12:09:00 PM,
Anonymous said…
I'd like to see a memory foam version in this line.
At Oct 8, 2006 1:28:00 PM,
lucitebox vintage said…
Hee hee. Memory foam...
I was a teen actress who starred in the 9th Street library's production of Princess & the Pea. Talk about low budget. Our set was a table with a "bed skirt" and 4 twin mattresses piled on top of the table. We had a small step ladder to assist me. Now this would have been an ideal costume!
I like dresses made from unusual materials, too. I was thinking she could have called it Beauty Rest by Kelly.
At Oct 8, 2006 4:13:00 PM,
Louise said…
She's 17! That makes the dress even more impressive.
At Oct 8, 2006 8:48:00 PM,
Madeleine said…
Wow, that doesn't look like it was made from a matress at all. How creative.
At Oct 9, 2006 8:15:00 AM,
Tess said…
Every year, the 1708 Gallery here in Richmond puts on a Wearable Art show. The entrants are mostly VCU fashion design students, and some of the results have been incredible. Definitely keep an eye out for this year's designs.
At Oct 10, 2006 11:41:00 AM,
Salix Tree said…
How lovely! The fabric just glows, hard to believe this was once a matress!
At Oct 10, 2006 4:18:00 PM,
jenny said…
I really, truly love this dress.
Sitting down---or the inability to do so---would be the only drawback. (Like anyone's meant to actually FUNCTION while wearing this dress. I don't think it was intended for wear during dishwashing, vacuuming, company meetings, seaside holidays, etc.) I keep envisioning a cartoon "Boing!" sound, and the wearer bouncing higher and higher like Sue and her bustle in Disney's old animated "Pecos Bill."
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