BRIDAL BLOG - A dress made out of WHAT now?
Jill is getting married this week, and she requested an "Unconventional wedding gowns" blog - and thus, here it is!
Lilly Friedman, survivor of the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, had her post-war gown constructed out of a white parachute. Read the whole story, it's pretty amazing. Here is another dress - although I wonder if it's the same one, as Lilly's made its way through 17+ brides.
Aimee Kick made her own bridal gown out of used coffee filters. It's pretty beautiful! Read more!
A yearly contest challenges designers to make gowns out of toilet paper. I sort of enjoy this one actually!
A gown made entirely out of peacock feathers (some people used to believe peacock feathers were bad luck. So...WEARER BEWARE!
This is a wedding dress made out of condom wrappers by Jack from Project Runway Season 4. And here's an entire fashion show of gowns made out of condoms themselves, including a bridal gown.
Of course, a Duct Tape Wedding.
You could adorn your dress with diamonds - for 12 million dollars. More ridiculously bejeweled gowns, and a gown made entirely of platinum and gold thread here.
Embarrassed about all those Harlequin novels that you have hidden in the attic? Turn them into a dress like this chick!
Scroll down on this page for a wedding dress made out of flowers.
If you missed it, there's the cream-puff wedding gown.
Several brides have constructed their gowns out of t-shirts, like this lady and this one.
Here's an artist's take on a wedding gown made out of rubber gloves. Somehow it's grosser than the condom one.
How about a dress made entirely from cake icing? YUM. Or one made out of white chocolate OK I need lunch now.
Lilly Friedman, survivor of the Bergen Belsen concentration camp, had her post-war gown constructed out of a white parachute. Read the whole story, it's pretty amazing. Here is another dress - although I wonder if it's the same one, as Lilly's made its way through 17+ brides.
Aimee Kick made her own bridal gown out of used coffee filters. It's pretty beautiful! Read more!
A yearly contest challenges designers to make gowns out of toilet paper. I sort of enjoy this one actually!
A gown made entirely out of peacock feathers (some people used to believe peacock feathers were bad luck. So...WEARER BEWARE!
This is a wedding dress made out of condom wrappers by Jack from Project Runway Season 4. And here's an entire fashion show of gowns made out of condoms themselves, including a bridal gown.
Of course, a Duct Tape Wedding.
You could adorn your dress with diamonds - for 12 million dollars. More ridiculously bejeweled gowns, and a gown made entirely of platinum and gold thread here.
Embarrassed about all those Harlequin novels that you have hidden in the attic? Turn them into a dress like this chick!
Scroll down on this page for a wedding dress made out of flowers.
If you missed it, there's the cream-puff wedding gown.
Several brides have constructed their gowns out of t-shirts, like this lady and this one.
Here's an artist's take on a wedding gown made out of rubber gloves. Somehow it's grosser than the condom one.
How about a dress made entirely from cake icing? YUM. Or one made out of white chocolate OK I need lunch now.