HOW TO: Make Your Own Chip Bag Dress

I have no idea why I don't look more pleasant. The camera is not doing my makeup any justice  

During my Senior of high school my fashion design teacher gave me a challenge: create a dress made out of chip bags for the prom fashion show. Before creating my dress I tried for weeks trying to find tutorials and tips on how to create such a dress. I was discouraged when I read that a fashion designer said sewing chip bags together was impossible. For some reason I still went to Joann's fabric and craft store and bought clear fishing thread. My approach to this project was to treat it like the Kool-Aid bags that were all the rage in Elementary school. On a side note my mom never let me get on because it was too "trendy" and didn't want to waste the money. She knew I wouldn't use it after it went out of style. For some reason I remembered those Kool-Aid bags and how they were stitched together in a crisscross or zigzag stitch. My teacher gave me a dress form and from there I started my project. I used Andy Capp's Hot Fries for my torso and put darts in between the bags to conform to my body. Afterwards I began to plan the top. I decided to make it one shouldered and added a diamond effect. I added darts to the chest area of the dress as well.  The most challenging part was the skirt. Making a bubble effect was very time consuming, Nonetheless, I enjoyed this part the most because it was all trail and error. For the finishing touches I trimmed the dress in zebra print duct tape. Zebra is my favorite print so I had to incorporate into my dress somehow. Using hot glue I bound the dress together using velcro, this was not as easy as i thought it would be and it actually started falling apart after the fashion show. So I would use either really strong super glue or add ribbons and tie them together really tight on the side and try to conceal them. 

Look at me in action ! 

 I felt so accomplished after creating this dress because I was told it was not possible to sew the bags together and I proved that person wrong!! This dress is about you and your creativity. Don't be afraid to make this your own and just have fun. It's your night and you deserve to make the most of those memories. I wore this dress for a prom fashion show and it was a hit!

Close Up of the Sleeve and the Zebra Trim

Close Up of the Front of the Dress 

A little out of focus but here's the back 

My Favorite part the Zebra and the Velcro that gave me SO much grief

Ciao For Now 

Stay Cool, Be Hot 

Mamie :)