Unconventional fashion material

The complete Jean Paul Gaultier Fall 2009 Couture fashion show now on Vogue Runway.

Project Runway's Ayana Ife's gorgeous unconventional materials dress.

Wan Yunfeng’s distinctive gowns are crafted from discarded items, draped and twisted around his body and photographed to send a message about the destructive power of human consumption.

Swedish fashion designer Sandra Backlund has sent us images of her new collection, called In No Time. Backlund employs unusual materials and influences in her clothes: previous collections have featured items made of paper and hair, and her last collection was inspired by the Rorscharch inkblot psychological test. We don't have any text about this

Today I discovered a feature in American Style on mixed-media sculptor John Petrey. His collection of multi-dimensional dresses with a pop – culture Americana feel, are crafted from an array of unconventional salvaged materials, including: bottle caps, playing cards, yardsticks,

Explore anthropologie+you's 572 photos on Flickr!

I finally finished the base and then ran out of tea bags!

What’s your favorite way to celebrate Halloween? Spending an evening exchanging scary stories with your closest friends, binging horror films that will make you sleep with the lights on for a week, or passing out candy to all of the adorable kids who dressed up as their favorite characters to go trick or treating? There’s no wrong way to embrace the spooky season, but if you’re looking for a frightening experience, what might be even more terrifying than ghost stories and strolls through…