really trashy

trashy picture? Brittani from ANTM

if you were thrown a sewing machine, parts of a car, a bag of leaves, plastic bags and some paper wrappers, what would you do? many reality television series that revolve around dress-making and fashion often have such random challenges where seemingly insignificant or impossible materials (in other words, trash) are given to the contestants to re-create into wearable fashion. well, if you ask me, i think it brings couture to a whole new meaning. anyhow, here is a showcase of clothes which are handmade by contestants and handpicked by me for critique.

1) project runway: newspaper dress

the challenge? to make a dress using newspaper. 

i'm a tad divided when it comes to commenting on this group of dresses because should i credit the ones who made newspaper look un-newspaper or should honour be given to those who capitalise on the uniqueness of the material that they have been given. i guess in a competition setting, one always attempts to stand out and be different but my favourite would have to be christopher!

my favourite newspaper dress

i like how it brings out the white, black and greyness of newspaper and structurally, it combines the toughness of the corset with a juxtaposition against a skirt of fluidity and movement.

2) rupaul's drag race: rupocalypse now!

since the world is ending in a few days' time, might as well pull up some recycled fashion that has to do with the end of the world. for this particular episode, the contestants had to take articles of clothing off previous drag queens and the looks they presented? scary...

this episode was also the premiere of the season hence the looks were a little raw but the look that takes the cake, or rather, looks like a messed up cake goes to jiggly caliente.

yup, the end of all fashion!

the outfit is so bad that it lives up to the title of this post. really trashy. colours are off, the form off, the fit is off. if i didn't recall wrongly, bits of the 'dress' fell off during the runway walk. truly a dress for the end of the world.

3) project runway: car parts challenge

this is a tough one. taking parts of a car and stitching it into a dress. well, i must say that some of the dresses are very impressive.

so here's a little piece of advice before you toss out that bag of trash. maybe, hand it over to a contestant from some reality series and you might be able to save a heap on your next outfit.

fash'on... BAM!