Stunning Inaugural-Ball-Worthy Gowns Made of Garbage

In honor of the upcoming inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama, and the green themes that have appeared throughout his campaign, Great Green Goods has put together a collection of inauguration-worthy ball gowns made of the most creative of materials including junk mail, old t-shirts, men’s ties, candy boxes and even Obama campaign stickers.

It’s quite an impressive set of recycled fashion, with some designs a bit more wearable than others but all achieving the goal of provoking thought about how we can reuse materials.

From Great Green Goods:

Nancy Judd, from Recycle Runway in Sante Fe volunteered heavily in the Obama/Biden campaign this past fall. The day after the election she wasted no time and did a bit of “dumpster diving” behind Obama Campaign headquarters and struck recycled gold. She will be wearing this dress to the inauguration.

Created by the awesome and talented Jamie K. McIntosh from Twisted Textiles this dress is made from waste sheets of plastic film… the film’s original purpose was to protect pieces of plexiglass. (apparently Jamie worked in a manufacturing type plant that threw away this stuff by the boatload) There are details of the project on Jamie’s site, as well as on Craftster. One thing to note is that the bodice is made up of those little take-away mustard packages!

How awesome that Nancy will be wearing her sticker dress to the inauguration – it’ll definitely get some attention and send a message. And the best part is that it actually looks great! Here’s to sustainable fashion gaining more popularity in ’09 as Obama gets settled in.

Check out the rest of the designs and the stories behind them at Great Green Goods.

Link [Great Green Goods]

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