Plastic Couture

Today marked the first overseas shoot of Cryptic Moth. It was also our first fashion shoot.

Acclaimed designer, Deborah Milner, welcomed us to her first floor studio to get a sneak peak at her new eco-line of dresses, with the centerpiece being a gorgeous white wedding gown made from plastic bags. The dresses will apparently be unveiled next week at Lohas in California, thanks to funding from Aveda.

The fabric was actually designed by an Irish colleague who used a similar process to tie-dying whereby elegant patterns and spirals were produced by tying the bags in knots and melting them down with an iron. Then the plastic was sewed onto a lining and accents added. Luckily, Deborah was able to wrangle Ukrainian model, Yanna, to show off the dress.


It was a great day of shooting and ended with Deborah and her partner Andre feeding the hungry Canadians with sardines, smelly cheese, tomatoes and bread...very yummy. Many thanks go out to this dedicated couple and we hope they stay in touch.

Tomorrow it's off to the county of Somerset to spend a day with the curator of the Bakelite Museum - a historic walk down plastic's memory lane. Apparently they even have a coffin made from this ever-durable thermoset plastic. We look forward to the 2 hour train ride for those pastoral scenic shots.

And while it is Earth Day tomorrow, we seem to be the only one's who know about it. Reminds me of the words of George W who said, "every day is earth day...if you own land."

I digress.

For those who would like to contact us, we now have a European phone number (no voice mail though). The number is +44 07758 711827 (you might need to drop the first zero)

Out.

Ian + Gad