Trash Can Couture. German Fashion Label Lever Dresses Up Vipp Bins.

The Danish design company Vipp, best known for the iconic Vipp pedal bin created in 1939, is presenting eight unique art bins dressed in couture made by German fashion label Lever Couture.



I have placed Lever fashions by designer Lessja Verlingieri from her last few collections alongside the special Vipp pedal bins so you can see the design influence.





1400 meters of fabric processed by skillful hands in around 400 working hours transform Vipp pedal bins into amazing Trashion Bins.




“Of course it was a creative challenge to design couture for bins instead of people. But in the fun process I actually could not tell the difference, because after all, the Vipp pedal bins have a great shape and they are the stars among pedal bins”, Lessja Verlingieri.



Watch the behind the scenes video of Lessja working:


The Vipp Trashion Bins are available for purchase from the Vipp Flagship Store in Copenhagen.





Price range:
3500 - 5000 Euro ($4500 - $6450 USD)

separate images courtesy of Mercedes Benz Fashion Week (Germany), LEVER COUTURE and Vipp

Studs, Spikes and Safety Pins. 20 Celebs That Rocked The Punk Look At The 2013 Met Gala.

Now, that I've shared with you a post about the Metropolitan Museum's exhibit "Punk: Chaos to Couture", I thought it would be fun to see which celebrities and models rocked the punk look for the opening night gala at the Met.

While many celebrities were beautifully dressed for the event such as Katie Holmes, Heidi Klum, Uma Thurman and Emma Watson, they opted for the elegant look rather than punk. However, the following celebrities brought out the chains, spikes, studs, plaids, safety pins, fishnets, maltese crosses, fingerless gloves, colored hair and make-up reminiscent of the classic late 70s  to early 80's Punk movement.

Some went all out, bringing back Punk as we remember it such as Madonna in Valentino couture:



Never underdressed, Sarah Jessica Parker was a sight in a wild Giles gown, Alexander McQueen thigh-high boots and a Philip Treacy hat:



Tommy and Dee Hilfiger were completely punked out in their plaid and silver spikes:


Christina Ricci donned a plaid punk Vivienne Westwood gown but kept the elegant hair make-up and jewelry.


Giovanna Battaglia in Gabbana Alta Moda accented her updo with several gold toned safety pins:


Nicole Ritchie dyed her hair white and loaded her ear with spikes while wearing a gown by Dana Rebecca Designs. 


Miley Cyrus killed it in this skin hugging gown with her fab Punk hair:


Cara Delevingne wore Burberry Prorsum, combining an elegant silhouette with Punk studs and spikes:


Wearing a wild, but not really punk, Martin Margiela black and white outfit, Gwen Stefani was accompanied by hubby Gavin Rossdale in a decidedly punk tartan plaid suit.


Hallee Steinfeld wore a terrific dress by Donna Karan with a contemporary silhouette but whose print is actually made with gold safety pins:


Designer Donatella did not disappoint in her own unusual Versace gown with spikey studded shoulder and cuff:


Others took a more subtle approach wearing gowns with the occasional Punk accent, such as Carey Mulligan in this black Balenciaga number with a gold safety pin accent:



Or Cameron Diaz in this body hugging blue gown by Stella Mccartney with a spiked belt:


Anne Hathaway showed up as a blonde in a very sexy skin-baring Valentino gown and cited Debbie Harry as her inspiration:


Sienna Miller's spiked headband and studded jacket added a punk edge to her look:


Jessica Alba's Tory Burch gown wasn't very punk per se, but her spiked Louboutin clutch was:


Diane Kruger complimented her Chanel gown with a punk pink-tinged ponytail:


Even Ivaka Trump colored her hair to match her gown:


Ginnifer Goodwin and January Jones both went for shimmery elegant gowns from Tory Burch and Chanel respectively,  but let their eye makeup scream "punk":

Images courtesy of Getty.
To see more red carpet images from The 2013 Met Gala, visit Vogue España.

Despite Duo Dior Dress Debacles, Jennifer Lawrence Is Picture Perfect In New Miss Dior Campaign.

Despite her difficulties donning Dior Couture - she experienced one wardrobe malfunction at The 2013 SAG awards (photo below) and her pink Dior Couture gown caused her to trip ascending the stairs to collect her Best Actress Oscar at last week's Academy Awards - Jennifer Lawrence is the new face of Miss Dior's Spring handbag line and was photographed by Belgian photographer Willy Vanderperre for the new ad campaign (images shown further down in the post).



above: Not one, but two, Dior dress debacles for Jennifer Lawrence as she goes to the stage to receive her honors at the SAG Awards and The Oscars, respectively.

In the new stunning color and black and white photos the 22 year old actress wears pieces from Dior's Spring 2013 ready-to-wear collection including a white tuxedo dress, a black trouser suit, a netted veil and the key styles from the Miss Dior handbag line.





Jennifer told WWD: 'It's such a dream to represent an iconic brand that is synonymous with high fashion. It's impossible to be in the industry without getting even the slightest introduction to fashion.'




Ever since the actress was named as the new face of the handbag line, replacing actress Mila Kunis, she has hit the red carpet during the 2013 awards season in a string of stunning Dior gowns and dresses:




above: Jennifer Lawrence wearing seven different Dior gowns or dresses to award shows and premieres

Dresses include the troublesome midnight blue dress that she wore to the SAG Awards in January, the embellished blush pink gown that she chose for the BAFTAs last month and, most recently, the pale pink and white Fairytale-like strapless gown she donned to collect her Best Actress Oscar.

And if you are not aware of the hilarious viral Dior Ad spoof by i-nsan, take a look:



A look at the making of the Miss Dior handbag campaign:

additional info courtesy of Marie Claire 

Dior Couture
Willy Vanderperre

My Picks For The 20 Fugliest Red Carpet Oscar Dresses Of All Time.

above: Sally Kirkland never fails to wear some sort of monstrosity to the Oscars

As I watch today's Red Carpet for the 85th Oscars, I've decided I have to share with you the absolute most hideous dresses from the past - in no particular order. Several sites and blogs feature the ugliest dresses ever worn to the Oscars, but, as is typical, I disagree with many of them. So, I've decided to post my own pics of what I feel are the 20 most hideous frocks ever worn to the Academy Awards.

View at your own risk.

Barbra Streisand:


Helena Bonham Carter:


Bjork:


Kim Basinger:


Demi Moore:


Celine Dion:


Cher:


Faye Dunaway:


Geena Davis:


Lara Flynn Boyle:


Charlize Theron was in this original post, but has since been replaced by Berenice Bejo's Golden Globes dress:


Gwyneth Paltrow:


Jennifer Connnelly:


Kate Hudson:


Melanie Griffith:


Sophia Loren:


Uma Thurman:


Whoopie Goldberg:


Florence Welch:


You don't see many dresses this ugly anymore, especially on the likes of big celebs who, after making the worst-dressed list for that year, wised up and hired stylists. Demi Moore and Kim Basinger (both of whom designed the dresses you see them wearing here) never made as bad a fashion faux pas again.

During tonight's Oscar's broadcast, I'm expecting the ugliest visual offenses to be Botox injections and plastic surgery.

Dont forget to check out my Pinterest Board of Fugly Fashions too!