While traditional princess dresses are made using exquisite tulle and delicate chiffon, these bizarre ball gowns opt for more offbeat materials. Artists and designers are constantly pushing the boundaries of creativity, challenging not only the silhouettes, but the choice in medium.
Everything from condoms to medical needles have been used to create eccentric dresses that exude couture-worthy attitude. These bizarre ball gowns are not only wearable, but living and sometimes breathing works of art. Since the materials chosen are often very fragile, avant-garde ensembles require an immense amount of craftsmanship and hands-on work. No machine alone could create a gown made of gummy bears or coffee filters.
If you are a fan of outlandish fashion statements like Lady Gaga's meat dress, you will get a kick out of these examples of bizarre ball gowns.
74 Bizarre Ball Gowns
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Inflatable Couture
Dresses Made Entirely of Twisted Balloons
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Reptilian Metal Gowns
Shiny Scales and Chainmaille Mesh in Dress by Fannie Schiavoni
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Transformer Dresses
Hussein Chalayan's 2007 Collection
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Weed-Wacked Ruffles
Viktor & Rolf Spring 2010 Collection Shears the Sheers
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Blow-Up Wedding Gowns
Daisy the Balloon Artist Creates Fancy Inflatable Dresses
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Dresses Made from Phonebooks
The Paper Dress by Jolis Paons
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Garbage Wedding Gowns
The Plastic Bag Wedding Dress by Amorphose
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Rubber Wedding Gowns
A Dress Made of 1400 Rubber Gloves
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Pop Can Prom Dresses
Maura Pozek Pops With Her Cantastic Gown Made Entirely of Recycled Soda Tabs
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Post-It Note Dresses
Lady Gaga Goes For Geeky Couture on UK Talk Show
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Soda Can Gowns
Photographer Ryan Yoon Shoots Models in Unusual Couture for Virgine #1
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Edible Couture
Spaghetti and Meatball Dress Leaves Fashionistas Hungry-Eyed
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Army Camo Bridal Gowns
Brides Get Ready for a War in Camo Wedding Dresses
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Quilted Eco Couture
Gary Harvey's New York Green Fashion Week Debut
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Coffee Filter Fashion
Prom Dress Made from Java Machine Discards
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Light-Transforming Gowns
The Franck Sorbier 14 in One Haute Couture is Mesmorizing
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Toilet Seat Cover Dresses
Toletta Uses Disposable Loo Liners to Create a Couture Paper Gown
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Dresses Made of Old Shoes
'Remade in Chile' Turns Reclaimed Puma Sneaks Into Art
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Glowing LED Gowns
The Aurora Dress by CuteCircuit is for Classy Ravers
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Draped Garbage Bag Dresses
Jordy Huinder s Working the Trash Bag for Nylon Mexico April 2010
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Umbrella Dresses
Nadav Kander's Chic Orbit Mist Campaign
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Inflated Dress Designs
You Can Pop Daisy Balloon's Gowns with a Pin
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Red Carpet LED Gowns
Katy Perry Light Dress at the Costume Institute Gala
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Gummy Bear Gowns
This Dress by Hissa Igarashi and Sayuri Marakumi is a Stylishly Sweet Frock
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$100,000 Money Dress
Fashion Made of Sterling Pound Notes
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Chinese Condom Dresses
A Creative Fashion Show Featuring Contraceptive Couture
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Ghost-Like Couture
The Jan Welters Magazine Antidote Icons Issue is Sleek
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Toilet Paper Gowns
White Cashmere Collection: A Touch of Pink
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Charitable Needle Dresses
The Blonds & Tim Palen Team Up for "Saw" Blood Drive 2009
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Cupcake-Inspired Cocktail Dresses
The Melodie Monrose for Azzaro Paris Photo Shoot is Beautiful
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Bubble Wrap Couture
The DHL Haute Couture Creates Magic with Garbage
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Wondrous Wildlife Wardrobes
'Pandamonium' by WWF is a Collection of Chic World Issue Costumes
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33 lb Gowns
Blake Lively in Christian Dior
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Bathroom-Wipe Wedding Dresses
The Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest Has Flashy and Flushy Gowns
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Collaged Runway Looks
The Viktor & Rolf SS 2011 Collection is Immense and Intense
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Paper Bag Couture
Grocery Sacks Become Gorgeous Gowns in Hands of Design Students
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Embroidered Organ Gowns
This Anatomical Dress Divulges the Wearer's Inner Beauty
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Inflated Bridal Dresses
These Balloon Wedding Gowns are Uniquely Daring Choices
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Illuminated Bridal Gowns
LED Wedding Dress Features 300 Lights
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Glamorous Upcycled Gowns
The Lia Griffith Papier Couture Line is Exquisitely Eco-Friendly
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Fornication Safety Fashion
Nguyen Minh Tuan Creates Glow-In-The-Dark Dress Out of Condoms
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Kitchen Sponge Gowns
10 Dresses Made of Random Objects
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Garbage Bag Gowns
The MISE A SAC Collection Offers Some Recycled Beauty
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Sculptural Newspaper Dresses
Jordan Chavez Captures an Industrial Black and White Scene
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Cheesy Couture Creations
The ‘Versa-Cheese' Runway Collection is Edible
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Hooded Gowns
Ika Butoni at Hong Kong Fall/Winter 2008 Fashion Show
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Newspaper Couture Fashion Shows
Upcycled Ball Gowns Take the Spotlight at the Green Show
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Two-Headed Ball Gowns
Jeremy Scott Turns The Dress World Upside Down for Fall 2010 RTW
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Dresses Made of Water
Mattoni Mineral Water Ad
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Plastic Bag Dresses
LUSH Green Awareness Campaign
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Studious Graduation Gowns
The Homework Prom Dress is Shockingly Chic
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Hirsute Couture
The Kim Do Hair Dress Contains 1 Million Meters of 54 Vietnamese Artists' Hair
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Human Hair Gowns
Dresses Made of Tresses
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Bizarre Germinating Garments
The Bioalloy Micro'be' Fermented Wine Dress Grows With Your Body
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Excessive Draped Dresses
The Beverly Semmes Installations Present Long Trains
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Dresses Made of Iron
Luana Jardim's Specular Collection
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Curtain Gowns
MATERIALBYPRODUCT Creates Innovative, Luxurious and Inspirational Fashion
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Social Gaming Gowns
These Angry Birds Outfits are the Perfect Halloween Get-Up
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Gorgeous Giant Gowns
The Redddress by Aamu Song is Rich in Color and Big in Size
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Recycled Garbage Couture
Nancy Judd's Recyle Runway Exhibit Makes Trash Chic
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Golden Bookworm Gowns
The Golden Book Gown is Made Up of Illustrations from Classic Kids' Books
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Garden Planter Gowns
The Sprinkle Dress is a "Gardening" Gown Made from Living Plants
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Online-Inspired Gowns
These Internet Dresses by Neko-Vi are Elegant
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Dresses Made of Tresses
Pantene Pro-V Ad Promises Healthy Hair Growth
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Gowns Made of Gloves
Toolgrrl Designs' Blood Countess Art Dress Has a Gory History
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Social Media Gowns
Lady Gaga Followers Dress Will Feature Faces of Her Fans at Paris Fashion Week
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Caged Dresses
The Birdcage Dress is a Fully Functional Wearable Brass Bird Cage
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Cabbage-Wrapped Gowns
Vegan Activists Opt Against Nudity with the PETA Lettuce Dress
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Edible Nuptial Gowns
The Cake Wedding Dress Kills Two Wedding Birds With One Scrumptious Stone
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Impermeable Dressing Gowns
Miya Ando Designs the World's First Bulletproof Kimono
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Deflated Balloon-Covered Heels
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Trauma-Informed Fashion Lines
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Undone Luxury Fashion
AVAVAV FW23 Ripped Clothing Right Off of the Runway
Upcycled Crushed Velvet Sneakers
Converse Made Its New Design from Discarded Clothes
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Fantastical Hyper-Utility Fashion Liness
Outlier's Fall 2024 is Titled IDEAS 7 - Dirty Dirty Jobs
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Allure Bridal's Newest Disney Bridal Gowns Were Inspired by Villains
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The Design Museum's London Fashion Exhibition Integrates AR Mirrors
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Moschino SS24 Pokes Fun at "Quiet Luxury" with Maximalist Styles
Star-Studded Luxe Fashion Campaigns
Alexander McQueen Presents its Dramatic FW23 Campaign
Whimsical Inflatable Sneaker Concepts
UV-Zhu Uses Daily Objects for His Nike Concept Sneaker
Spray-On Dresses
Coperni SS23 Closed with a Bella Hadid Dress Created Live on the Runway
Fantastical Crystal Slippers
Swarovski Recreated Cinderella's Glass Slippers for Disney's 100th
Digital Holiday Dresses
Bershka x DressX Digital Going Out Collection Targets Gen Z Customers
Sexuality-Exploring Artful Exhibitions
Faye Toogood Explores Sensuality with the Rude Arts Club
Romantic Fashion-Forward Apparel
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Upcycled Bridal Intimates
Love Stories Unveils Bridal Briefs Made from Upcycled Wedding Dresses
Drag-Inspired Fashion Shows
Ervin Latimmier's Spring/Summer 2024 Embraces a Drag Narrative
Masculine Fashion House Jewelry
The Louis Vuitton Les Gastons Vuitton Collection is Demure
Sequin Party Dresses
Miss Circle Recently Launched a New Holiday Collection - Let's Go Party
Oozing Cake-Like Furniture Designs
The 'Roll Furniture' Makes Use of Discarded Materials
Anime-Themed Loungewear Outfits
These Donguri Kyowakoku Studio Ghibli Outfits are Charming
Opulent Timeless Fashion
Wales Bonner Debuted the Fall/Winter 2023 Twilight Reverie Collection
Bubble Wrap-Inspired Luxury Bags
Bottega Veneta's Cabat Bag is Extravagant and Cheeky
Doll-Inspired High Heels
The Fantastic Plastic Foot Shoes are Shaped Like a Doll's Tip-Toed Foot
Proportion-Exploring Mystical Menswear
Alexander McQueen Presents His Intricate SS24 Collection
Upcycled Tutu Couture
Aelis FW23 Repurposes Tutus from the Paris Opera
Diverse African Doll Collections
Disney Presents the Upcoming CreativeSoul Doll Collection
Festive Bridal Accessory Lines
Funky Junque Embraces the Most Exciting Parts of Wedding Planning
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Jean Paul Gaultier Presents the Body Tattoo Apparel Designs
Sustainably-Focused Experimental Fashion
Noki & the NESTT Showcase an Upcycled Fashion Collection
Sex-Positive Art Collections
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HARRI Presents CHAPTER THREE: TEXTURE & MOVEMENT for SS24
Sparkling Detailed Princess Dolls
Disney Unveils American Girl Dolls with Swarovski
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Jean Paul Gaultier Unveils the new BURN Collection
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Miray Özlem ER's Cocoon Chair is Inspired by Metamorphosis
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