We could not help condemning the kitschy sense of fashion when we first inquired into dresses made from condoms. However, this time, it comes about with a difference as the New York University student Emma Kaywin reinvigorates a pile of expired condoms from her HIV Hotline internship by using them to make two dresses and a coat, rather than allowing them to add to the landfills.
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Displayed at the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study’s “Eco Fashion Week” in January, the outfits got a mixed response. Just to make sure that people doesn’t show contempt toward her creations, she actually wears these apparels in public. Now, that’s worth the consideration for sure.
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Via: Ecouterre
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