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Lorelei S.
40 Rolls
54 Hours
Inspiration:
Karate has always been an important part of my life. It is how I deal with stress and anxiety and how I cope with my depression. Recently, I received my 3rd Degree Black Belt and decided I wanted to make a tux based off my State Champion karate uniform. My goal with this outfit is to show people you are more than the clothes you wear or the sport you play, it's what's on the inside that matters.
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Stacey H.
10 Rolls
30 Hours
Inspiration:
My inspiration for my outfit was my home-state Texas along with the Midwest. It took me awhile to figure out exactly how I wanted to portray the theme but once I saw a beautiful Texas sunset one evening I knew I wanted to include those colors somehow. I started by making a rough outline of the dress in newspaper and then started to build up the layers and details.
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Melissa A.
6 Rolls
60 Hours
Inspiration:
i draw my inspiration from the Phoenix, a bird of fire
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Isabella C.
21 Rolls
19 Hours
Inspiration:
Before creating my dress, I had many experiences with drawing and painting, but had little experience with fashion design. I initially began my creative process by sketching the basic frame of the dress, knowing that I definitely wanted it to have a form fitting top and a puffed out, frilly skirt. However, the true artistic style of the dress developed the further I progressed through the project. After I finished the initial shiny black duct tape base of the dress, inspiration came to me like dozens of bees being attracted to a wildflower patch. I wanted to display my passion for art and add pops of colors to the monochrome exterior. Therefore, I decided to add (literal) splashes of color to the garment with purple and black acrylic paint. I still felt like I needed to add more. To get inspiration, I looked at several fashion doll brands and their respective outfits such as Monster High’s Haunt Couture series, Ever After High’s Spring Unsprung doll line, and My Scene. I also turned to look at 90s Japanese feminist fashion trends, Victorian fashion, the season of spring, 2000s punk-pop music (think Avril Lavigne), and the book Alice in Wonderland. Eventually, all these ideas meshed together to create my current design. Overall, I am very happy with how this outfit turned out. I had such a fun time making it, too!
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Sabrina L.
5 Rolls
2 Hours
Inspiration:
I wanted to show my appreciation for artists who love nature by using the leaf patterned duck tape and the duck tape with mermaid scales. I chose a diamond pattern with the tape to show the unity of Art, Fashion, Acting and Nature (the four points). A Hawaiian lei is beneath the collar pattern to symbolize the natural beauty of Hawaii. I hope you enjoy it!
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Morgan J.
15 Rolls
47 Hours
Inspiration:
The war between Russia and Ukraine was my inspiration for this dress. I am of Russian descent and wanted people to know that I stand with Ukraine.
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Ella C.
24 Rolls
43 Hours
Inspiration:
Growing up off the reservation, I had a hard time finding anyone who shared my culture or even looked similar to me. Especially growing up in Utah, most of the neighborhoods were of the same race and religion.I turned to superheroes, craving a life of admiration and heroism. Recently I began to rewatch those same cartoons with an older perspective, and I found my favorite hero, was native too. His bright red bandana, oversized hat, and leather gloves became the basics for my design. The use of duct tape let me experiment with things that I wouldn’t be able to ordinarily. The details of fringe on the jacket with the cow print were something I could experiment with without the fear of ruining or needing to replace the whole swatch of ‘fabric’. I want to represent my own culture in the shape of someone new.
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Cesar s.
3 Rolls
6 Hours
Inspiration:
The idea of this was out of nothing I first started to thing a lot about what should be the best combination of colors in order to make it but then the idea came out why not a combination of platinum and black with some fish scale so I went online to buy it and start doing the project with some tape and carton paper it took some time but I was able to finish it.
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Kaleb B.
10 Rolls
30 Hours
Inspiration:
I wanted to go for something that would look nice but also give off a good message.
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Matt L.
12 Rolls
70 Hours
Inspiration:
I had moved from Las Vegas to a farm in the country. It had been a drastic change, so I decided to create "Redneck Prom". I thought it would be very different prom attire from a lot of the other submissions. I began with taking apart an old suit, cutting off the legs and arms and covering it with duct tape. I freehanded "scales" to the suit and added accessories I made like, boots, hat, sunglasses, a corsage and a boutonniere. I used my tractor and cows as a backdrop for my pictures.
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Holly B.
8 Rolls
6 Hours
Inspiration:
My inspiration for this dress was something that you don’t normally see. I designed my own dress outline on a piece of paper, which consisted of: a pointed straight across neckline with “ribs” going down to the torso, a mermaid body going into a long train. I used the color green since my prom dress this year was green as well.
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Nathaniel S.
40 Rolls
85 Hours
Inspiration:
My mother was a big inspiration due to her and my love of nature and it’s beauty. I wanted to create a transforming dress of some sort as well.
Lorelei
S.
Stacey
H.
Melissa
A.
Isabella
C.
Sabrina
L.
Morgan
J.
Ella
C.
Cesar
s.
Kaleb
B.
Matt
L.
Holly
B.