Wrap/ Unwrap: Bin Bag Dress

I realised from creating samples that bin bag is an interesting material to work with so I decided to play with this material on the mannequin. I simply ripped at a bin bag and worked with the shapes and textures I was left with. I ended up with a very punk-esque dress that looked more interesting when photographed under the bright lights. I was very happy with this maquette however I was unsure as to the practicalities of putting bin bag through the sewing machine. Therefore I don't think I'll be making an entire garment using just bin bag as the fabric.

After doing this maquette I decided to look at Gareth Pugh's A/W RTW 2013 collection which featured gowns made out of bin bags. You wouldn't know these gowns were made out of bin bag unless you were told and I was extremely inspired by this. I would love to create a garment like this however due to my limited sewing skills and time scale this would be unrealistic.