The Golden Book Gown
For the Love of Golden Books Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled and discarded children’s Golden Books. Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future? Surface area of the paper skirt: ~22,000 square...
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The Golden Book Gown
For the Love of Golden Books
Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled and discarded children’s Golden Books.
Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?
Surface area of the paper skirt: ~22,000 square inches.
The paper skirt is comprised entirely of the original book illustrations sewn together with metallic gold thread, and the bodice is made from the books’ foil spines backed by tape adhesive.
The construction process, photo-documented below, elapsed nine days and was completed without assistance.
Process Galleries
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Newspaper 1/2 skirt mockup
Sorting book pages according to the color spectrum
Draping the bodice in muslin
1/2 Skirt newspaper flat pattern on the front lawn
Sewing strips into rectangular and triangular panels according to color
Forming the skirt over the form
Making the bodice from the foil spines
Finishing touches
Golden Books transform into a couture gown even Cinderella would envy!
Credits
Mom
Constant source of inspiration
Thomas Malave
Photographer
Chelsea MacAlarney
Project Sponsor
Emma Safir
Model
Bianca Gonzalez-Marra
Hair Stylist
Hyo Sun Lee
Make-up Artist
Dustin Sohn
Photographer
Josh Novelline
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Eleganza Dress
IMG Sonia Dara wearing a Ryan Novelline – Harvard Eleganza
The dress is embellished with 100 royal, gold-backed topaz and aquamarine Swarovski crystals.
IMG Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and Harvard student, Sonia Dara, walked the dress during Harvard University’s fashion show, Eleganza.
Boston, MA, April 2011
Golden satin lines the upper dress.
Backstage
Credits
Victoria Martinez
Harvard Eleganza Fashion Show Producer
Photographer
Sonia Dara
Model
Carl Fasano
Project sponsor
Alina Buevich
Working model
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Intimate Studies
Male and female underwear model portraits fashioned into an editorial graphic. The composition leads the viewer from the perceived background to the foreground in a curving motion while also drawing attention to highlighted intimates.
Materials: watercolor wash, canvas, Photoshop
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Paper Doll
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Princess Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge Paper Doll
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Un abito fatto di libri
C’è voluta pazienza e abilità, ma anche un grande amore per le letture infantili. Da questo cocktail è nato un abito che lascia tutti a bocca aperta: sfarzoso ed elegante come quello delle principesse e interamente composto da pagine di libri.
Photo Getty Images
Il progetto è firmato da Ryan Novelline, designer la cui creatività spazia dalle illustrazioni per libri alla moda, passando per le bambole.
L’abito in questione è stato realizzato con le pagine dei libri di una collana per bambini, i Golden Books. Libri non più utilizzati e abbandonati, che sono stati pazientemente scomposti e riassemblati seguendo i cartamodelli tipici della sartoria: da questo procedimento è nata la gonna con strascico dalla superficie di oltre 14mq, per il bustino invece sono stati utilizzati i dorsi dei libri.
Se vorrete cimentarvi nell’ardua impresa, Ryan Novelline illustra tutti i passaggi del lavoro sul suo sito web, ma iniziate a mettere da parte pazienza e… libri!
di Carolina Rimondi
3 Aprile 2011
Style Italia, Conde Nast Digital
See a Fancy Dress Made Entirely of Old Little Golden Books
In case your old-school kid-lit knowledge is a little rusty, Little Golden Books were the slightly beat-up cardboard-covered books they always had at the pediatrician. Anyway, the skirt is made entirely of Golden Book illustrations, and the bodice is made from the spines. Were Babysitters Club books sturdy enough to turn into a dress?
Amanda Dobbins
April 2011
New York Mag.com
Designer Makes Fairytale Dress From Recycled Children’s Books
Think children’s books are only suitable for tots to read (or chew) on? Well, they’ve finally gone from cute to glam with Boston-based designer Ryan Novelline’s gorgeous gown, made entirely from pages taken from discarded children’s books. Check out how this fairytale dress was created from start to finish:
Fittingly enough, the 22,000 square-inch skirt uses illustrations culled from Golden Books’ classic line of kids’ books and is sewn with gold metallic thread. That’s a lot of pages!
I’ve always loved the beautiful golden spines on Golden Books and apparently, Novelline feels the same, crafting the bodice completely out of golden book spines.
Though it isn’t something you’d wear on a regular basis, this is still a sweet dress (even getting a nod from fashion bigwig Tommy Hilfiger) and shows that even a mundane item like a book can be re-imagined in a fresh way.
April 2, 2011
Kimberly Mok
Treehugger
Dress Made from Recycled Children’s Books is Fit for a Fairytale Princess
If sustainable couture is your version of “happily ever after,” consider Ryan Novelline the Prince Charming of green designers. His show-stopping Golden Book Gown is made almost entirely from discarded Golden Books. And while a picture is worth a thousand words, the pages of a picture book are apparently worth 22,000 square inches of skirt. Fashioned into a silhouette reminiscent of what Cinderella wore to that infamous ball, Novelline’s dress features gold stitching and a bodice made from those signature—and shiny!—book spines. Who needs a Fairy Godmother?
04/04/11
Beth Shea
Ecouterre, US
The Golden Book Gown
For the Love of Golden Books
Storybook gown constructed entirely out of recycled and discarded children’s Golden Books.
Can the stories of our past become part of a sustainable future?
Surface area of the paper skirt: ~22,000 square inches.
The paper skirt is comprised entirely of the original book illustrations sewn together with metallic gold thread, and the bodice is made from the books’ foil spines backed by tape adhesive.
The construction process, photo-documented below, elapsed nine days and was completed without assistance.
Process Galleries
Click the (>) arrow to browse through the images.
Newspaper 1/2 skirt mockup
Sorting book pages according to the color spectrum
Draping the bodice in muslin
1/2 Skirt newspaper flat pattern on the front lawn
Sewing strips into rectangular and triangular panels according to color
Forming the skirt over the form
Making the bodice from the foil spines
Finishing touches
Golden Books transform into a couture gown even Cinderella would envy!
Credits
Mom
Constant source of inspiration
Thomas Malave
Photographer
Chelsea MacAlarney
Project Sponsor
Emma Safir
Model
Bianca Gonzalez-Marra
Hair Stylist
Hyo Sun Lee
Make-up Artist
Dustin Sohn
Photographer
Josh Novelline
Tumblr it! Pin it!
Eleganza Dress
IMG Sonia Dara wearing a Ryan Novelline – Harvard Eleganza
The dress is embellished with 100 royal, gold-backed topaz and aquamarine Swarovski crystals.
IMG Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model and Harvard student, Sonia Dara, walked the dress during Harvard University’s fashion show, Eleganza.
Boston, MA, April 2011
Golden satin lines the upper dress.
Backstage
Credits
Victoria Martinez
Harvard Eleganza Fashion Show Producer
Photographer
Sonia Dara
Model
Carl Fasano
Project sponsor
Alina Buevich
Working model
Tumblr it!
Intimate Studies
Male and female underwear model portraits fashioned into an editorial graphic. The composition leads the viewer from the perceived background to the foreground in a curving motion while also drawing attention to highlighted intimates.
Materials: watercolor wash, canvas, Photoshop
Prince William, Duke of Cambridge Paper Doll
Preview Images
Tumblr it! Pin it!
Princess Catherine, The Duchess of Cambridge Paper Doll
Preview Images
Tumblr it! Pin it!
Un abito fatto di libri
C’è voluta pazienza e abilità, ma anche un grande amore per le letture infantili. Da questo cocktail è nato un abito che lascia tutti a bocca aperta: sfarzoso ed elegante come quello delle principesse e interamente composto da pagine di libri.
Photo Getty Images
Il progetto è firmato da Ryan Novelline, designer la cui creatività spazia dalle illustrazioni per libri alla moda, passando per le bambole.
L’abito in questione è stato realizzato con le pagine dei libri di una collana per bambini, i Golden Books. Libri non più utilizzati e abbandonati, che sono stati pazientemente scomposti e riassemblati seguendo i cartamodelli tipici della sartoria: da questo procedimento è nata la gonna con strascico dalla superficie di oltre 14mq, per il bustino invece sono stati utilizzati i dorsi dei libri.
Se vorrete cimentarvi nell’ardua impresa, Ryan Novelline illustra tutti i passaggi del lavoro sul suo sito web, ma iniziate a mettere da parte pazienza e… libri!
di Carolina Rimondi
3 Aprile 2011
Style Italia, Conde Nast Digital
See a Fancy Dress Made Entirely of Old Little Golden Books
In case your old-school kid-lit knowledge is a little rusty, Little Golden Books were the slightly beat-up cardboard-covered books they always had at the pediatrician. Anyway, the skirt is made entirely of Golden Book illustrations, and the bodice is made from the spines. Were Babysitters Club books sturdy enough to turn into a dress?
Amanda Dobbins
April 2011
New York Mag.com
Designer Makes Fairytale Dress From Recycled Children’s Books
Think children’s books are only suitable for tots to read (or chew) on? Well, they’ve finally gone from cute to glam with Boston-based designer Ryan Novelline’s gorgeous gown, made entirely from pages taken from discarded children’s books. Check out how this fairytale dress was created from start to finish:
Fittingly enough, the 22,000 square-inch skirt uses illustrations culled from Golden Books’ classic line of kids’ books and is sewn with gold metallic thread. That’s a lot of pages!
I’ve always loved the beautiful golden spines on Golden Books and apparently, Novelline feels the same, crafting the bodice completely out of golden book spines.
Though it isn’t something you’d wear on a regular basis, this is still a sweet dress (even getting a nod from fashion bigwig Tommy Hilfiger) and shows that even a mundane item like a book can be re-imagined in a fresh way.
April 2, 2011
Kimberly Mok
Treehugger
Dress Made from Recycled Children’s Books is Fit for a Fairytale Princess
If sustainable couture is your version of “happily ever after,” consider Ryan Novelline the Prince Charming of green designers. His show-stopping Golden Book Gown is made almost entirely from discarded Golden Books. And while a picture is worth a thousand words, the pages of a picture book are apparently worth 22,000 square inches of skirt. Fashioned into a silhouette reminiscent of what Cinderella wore to that infamous ball, Novelline’s dress features gold stitching and a bodice made from those signature—and shiny!—book spines. Who needs a Fairy Godmother?
04/04/11
Beth Shea
Ecouterre, US
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