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“Tale Of Ten Dresses”: I’ve Created A Collection Of Dresses Inspired By Children’s Books (11 Pics)
I've created a collection of dresses inspired by children's books. All the books were thrifted, and they've now been given a second lease on life as pieces of wearable art.
I made these for a major art competition in Grand Rapids, MI called Artprize, which is running now through October 1st.
My work is on display at the JW Marriott.
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#1
Disney
Dress made from assorted Disney books. I created thousands upon thousands of little chain links.
Final score:
15points
Umm Hashir 2 years ago
One of a better way to display this kind of creativity was to use colored or printed cloth instead, this massive waste of effort and books is just heart breaking. Here in under developed countries children don't even have enough libraries and reading material. I mean the creativity of the artist is really praise worthy but choice of material and destruction of books is saddening.
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#2
Secret Garden
Dress made from Secret Garden books
Final score:
14points
#3
Goodnight Mush
Dress made from Goodnight Moon books
Final score:
14points
Rebecca Humes Photography (Submission author) 2 years ago
Every year and estimated 320 million books end up in our landfills. These were all purchased secondhand, and were in poor condition.
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A-Z
Dress made from Children’s Dictionaries
Final score:
14points
#5
Dresses In Display
Final score:
14points
#6
The Beverly
Dress made from Beverly Cleary books
Over 80 books went into building this dress. It took multiple people to get the model it too.
Final score:
13points
Lorie Shewbridge 2 years ago
While these are all very artistic, I have very mixed feelings about the destruction of so many books.
Evie Conkling 2 years ago
Older books, esp. paperbacks, often end up in trash or recycling due to aging of the paper or years of wear and tear. Some libraries will not accept them as donations if they are too worn or yellowed. Since the artist sourced them from thrift shops, they were likely already read & enjoyed. Here they have been "recycled" in a creative way.
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#7
Wild Things
Dress made from Where The Wild Things are books… and it lights up.
Final score:
13points
Joann Hart 2 years ago
One of my favorite books. I looked high and low to find one for great nephews...now I know why they are so hard to find
Rebecca Humes Photography (Submission author) 2 years ago
This is one that you do not typically find at the thrift stores. I looked on eBay, and searched for books in poor and horrible condition to create this dress.
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#8
Dr. Seuss
Dress made from assorted Dr Seuss books. This dress even comes with poplar characters popping out on springs.
Final score:
13points
The Narrative ARC 2 years ago
I like that the dress matches the tone and look of the book illustrations.
#9
As You Wish
Dress made from a Princess Bride book
Final score:
12points
#10
Harry Potter
Dress made from Harry Potter books.
I included the colors of the transgender flag, and chose a beautiful trans woman as my model to show I’m capable of respecting the artwork that is Harry Potter, without agreeing with J. K. Rowling.
Final score:
11points
Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 2 years ago
I think one of my favorite things about JK Rowling is that pretty much every character in her books would absolutely fight her if they met her in real life. How someone that selfish and narrow-minded can write such positive and supportive characters is beyond me.
Ugh_What_Now 2 years ago
Because most of the characters were taken from other sources and stories and shoved into hers... The Worst Witch comes to mind just for starters.
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Teresa Yeates 2 years ago
Tells how little you know about J.K. and what she actually believes. You lack understanding.
#11
Roald Dahl
Dress made from all Roald Dahl books
Final score:
10points
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What do you think ?
amy hipps 2 years ago
As a lover of books this honestly really hurts. As a lover of fashion it hurts as well. Yikes!
Rebecca Humes Photography (Post author) 2 years ago
Every year and estimated 320 million books end up in our landfills. These were all purchased secondhand, and were in poor condition.
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Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 2 years ago
Both your name and profile picture are incredible!
Load More Replies... amy hipps 2 years ago
As a lover of books this honestly really hurts. As a lover of fashion it hurts as well. Yikes!
Rebecca Humes Photography (Post author) 2 years ago
Every year and estimated 320 million books end up in our landfills. These were all purchased secondhand, and were in poor condition.
Load More Replies... Anonymous Panda She/Her/Hers 2 years ago
Both your name and profile picture are incredible!
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