A Gown (yes a GOWN) made of Golden Books!


I grew up on Little Golden Books with their colourful illustrations and distinctive gold foil spines. I have a few still lying around at my childhood home, ratty, torn, and much-read and much loved. 

Ryan Novelline, an innovative designer, takes his love of Golden Books and fashion and creates this beautiful storybook gown made entirely out of recycled and discarded Golden Books! Can you see that the bodice is made entirely out of the golden spines?

I can see Simba, Aladdin, 101 Dalmations .... what else do you see?

Interesting fact: the surface area of the skirt is about 22,000 square inches! 

All I can say is: that is a lot of books!



Check out this link to see how the dress was constructed.



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