Cheesy Dresses Push Fashion Forward

A group of students from Bath Spa University in the UK have accomplished the impossible by creating five couture dresses. A feat in itself, but these are made entirely out of cheese.

The cheeses used include Pilgrims Choice Vintage, Red Mature and Leicester, all heat molded and then sculpted into their creations. Inspired by Lady Gaga’s meat dress worn at the 2010 MTV Video Music awards, the dresses are creeping me out almost as much.

Seeing this story immediately made me wonder: How do they stay molded? How do they manage the smell? I can’t help but feel sorry for the unfortunate lucky models chosen to reveal this huge step in fashion. Imagining them slowly putting on the molded creations makes me giggle a bit, wondering how they could deal with cheese wrapped around their bodies. Yuck.

Call me crazy, but I am one of those people completely opposed to cheese. So, naturally, the texture, smell, and idea of this collection turns my stomach. But for some cheese-obsessed consumers, these dresses could be the ultimate addition to a wardrobe — if they have a refrigerator to store them in their closet, I guess. If you are at a classy party, where only champagne and escargot are served, you can take a little nibble off of your wardrobe.

This is just one more example of how innovative fashion has become in this day and age. It seems as though everyone is attempting to create something crazy and new, forgetting old fabric and finding innovative ways to wow the fashion world. They have seen it all, so now onto food and who knows what.

We could probably point a finger at Project Runway for introducing the bizarre idea of creating fashion with unheard of “fabric” like garbage or food. Whatever the reason, the fashion world will continue to shock and awe, just as it should.

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