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Gold Dress of 325 Austrian Coins

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:26:45 +0000

They’re the new fashion heavyweights: a Tokyo design school sent models decked out in more than 1,500 Austrian gold coins clinking down the catwalk on Thursday to showcase its students’ skill.

The coins, lent by the Austrian Mint Office and worth more than $1.2 million, were sewn onto three pieces of apparel — a full-length dress weighing 10 kg (22 pounds) and two jackets weighing up to 21 kg (46 pounds).

The outfits, shimmering like golden scales in the spotlight, were designed by students at Bunka Fashion College for their annual school festival.

The coins were sewn onto the clothes in a locked room within the college campus, where the teachers kept a constant watch. “I felt the weight of the task as I sewed on each piece, coin by coin,” said student Yuko Imauji.

One of the models became overwhelmed with the weight of his outfit, a 15 kg jacket, which was swiftly taken off.

“The dress is heavy but well constructed and it fits well,” said female model and student Haruna Mine said. “My back’s feeling it, though — it would be tough to wear these coins every day.”
Gold prices hit a 28-year high on Thursday as the dollar dropped. Spot gold hit a high of $799.30 an ounce, its highest since January 1980.

Source Xinhua/Reuters

Gold Swimsuit

admin — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:12:45 +0000

Both these dresses were made of 24 karat gold by Ginza Tanaka. The swim suit weighs 500 grams that costs $81,700. The second one weighs 1.1 kilograms that costs $245,000. Ginza Tanaka also designed tapestry that costs $408,000.

$1.2 million Outfits Woven with Gold Coins

admin — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:27:29 +0000

Presence of the expensive jewel-studded coins available in the market is common but usage of gold-coins as a fabric of a dress celebrates the non-commonality. At recently held fashion show at the Bunka Fashion College in Tokyo, models added elegance to the ramp by flaunting dresses loaded with gold coins.

Equipped with almost 1,500 Austrian gold coins, the coins-embedded within a full-length dress weighing 10 kg and two jackets weighing up to 21 kg were prized at more than $1.2 million. I am sure such dresses are restricted to ramp only as their very advent on to the streets would invite thieves. The calculated sum of the coins embedded on to the dress obliges the dress with a price tag of $233,000 (26,900,000) and jacket would fetch $574,000 (66 million yen), if ever eyes auction.

Would You Wear These Metallic Leggings?

admin — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:14:51 +0000

Sometimes what looks good on the runway may not be great for streetwear — and while gold leggings were a trend in Paris, we can’t picture them on our block. You decide: Are these American Apparel lamé leggings fashionable or laughable? Take our poll! (If you like them, you can get the leggings now at americanapparelstore.com