I'm all for turning the mundane into the sublime. Campbell's Soup print dresses? I'm there. Potato sack dress. Sign me up. A dress made out of McDonalds holiday gift cards? I'd have to object on account of the fact that I got shortchanged on a Big Mac three months ago. It only had ONE hamburger pattie in it - that scarred me for life, that did. Jay McCarroll, the winner of Project Runway Season 1 is obviously 'lovin it' as he designed this McDonalds gift card dress held together with crystal straps for a McDonalds charity fashion show in New York on Tuesday. Kelis rocked the catwalk wearing said dress to her song Milkshake (though I don't think she was singing about the gunge McD's serve me when I'm desperate for a sugar brain freeze.....). Now, Kelis is one of those people that can rock many a things. Neon Tsubi jeans for one. But somehow this Paco Rabanne-esque design just doesn't really work on her. Or maybe using a McD's gift card as a raw material is not quite as sharp/cool as aluminium squares a la this original Paco Rabanne design.
Anyhow, the dress will be up for grabs on eBay to raise money for Ronald McDonald House Charities which is a very good cause, so if you don't hold any bitter food grudges against Ronald McDonald then by all means be my guest.
isn't he a vegetarian or something, though? i'd rather wear jeff sebelia anyway... ;)
Posted by: lane | 15 December 2006 at 17:51
I thought it was hypocritical too considering that he is all about animal rights. It is like did you not read fast food nation?
Anyway, the event itself was tragic. I have some video of it on Almost Girl if you wan to see. Like I wrote in my post I just felt bad for Mao which was the PR firm handling it. They are so cool and to have McDonalds corporate mess it up, well yeah. It was sad.
Posted by: Julie | 15 December 2006 at 20:39
it's a shame that Lizzy Gardiner already did this look in 1995 with American Express cards.
http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/51970949.jpg?v=1&c=MS_GINS&k=2&d=AE5E3E7DB8E314179D45F7592087B3C3
Posted by: ileana | 15 December 2006 at 22:14
All the celeb sites have been aghast at this dress. All I could think when I saw it was that the woman who co-designed the 'Priscilla Queen of the Desert' costumes wore something similar.
Posted by: ambika | 15 December 2006 at 23:25
on a more concerning note....what the hell is going on with her hair?
Posted by: blahblah | 16 December 2006 at 17:36
yes, its quite paco rabanne, however.... I much prefer the statement made by gold american express cards though..
Posted by: marie | 17 December 2006 at 05:50