Expensive Garbage Glam Dresses Are Literally Made From Trash

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Several big designer names have joined the “Go Green” bandwagon, including Stella McCartney, Victoria’s Secret, and H&M.

We really appreciate the fashion industry’s effort to clean up their acts, but one designer has a very unconventional take on green fashion.

Garbage Gone Glam creates one-of-a-kind, handmade dresses using recyclable materials, such as plastic bags and egg cartons, for businesses to use at events like trade shows and marketing campaignsGarbage Gone Glam creates one-of-a-kind, handmade dresses using recyclable materials, such as plastic bags and egg cartons, for businesses to use at events like trade shows and marketing campaigns

Young designer Kristen Alyce created the Florida-based brand Garbage Gone Glam, which features dresses, as well as a few accessories, that are literally made out of garbage.

They are fashioned to look like typical dresses but are made using recycled materials, like thrown-away drink cartons, concert tickets, leaflets, plastic wrappers, and magazine pages.

Garbage Gone Glam dresses start at $2,000 for clients and $500 for non-branded dressesGarbage Gone Glam dresses start at $2,000 for clients and $500 for non-branded dresses

These dresses are seriously head-turning with their patchwork design and multicolor prints.

In addition to making dresses, Garbage Gone Glam also handle marketing campaigns for their clients In addition to making dresses, Garbage Gone Glam also handle marketing campaigns for their clients

They look like the Derelicte collection from Zoolander and might actually work in costume parties and other quirky events.

The dresses have received positive attention and have been successful in events such as a charity event for Palm Beach Outlets where nonprofits promoted their organizations using models in Garbage Gone Glam dressesThe dresses have received positive attention and have been successful in events such as a charity event for Palm Beach Outlets where nonprofits promoted their organizations using models in Garbage Gone Glam dresses

The only problem is that they are all super expensive at $500 a pop, with dressier pieces priced at $1,500! Would you actually splurge on “garbage glam” dresses like these? Or is this just plain ridiculous?

Garbage Gone Glam is a fashion design company that creates unique, trendy dresses from recyclable materials for businesses to use at events, and also offers marketing campaigns, photo shoots, and promotional events for its clients, starting at $2,000 for custom dressesGarbage Gone Glam is a fashion design company that creates unique, trendy dresses from recyclable materials for businesses to use at events, and also offers marketing campaigns, photo shoots, and promotional events for its clients, starting at $2,000 for custom dresses

If you are bold enough to rock garbage glam, choose from the quirky pieces below:

Garbage Glam Danger BlowPop DressBlowPop Dress, $500

Garbage Glam Danger Cocktail DressDanger Cocktail Dress, $500

Garbage Glam Danger Phonebook DressPhone Book Dress, $500

Garbage Glam Danger Belgium Bike DressBelgium Bike Dress, $1,500