Virginia del Giudice, photographer and co-owner of La Percalina, a vintage clothing store in Buenos Aires, sent us these utterly fab, seriously-stylish fashions made of fruits, vegetables and a few strokes of a brush. Gretchen Roehrs, who has been profiled in Harpers Bazaar, has some serious X-ray vision, to SEE the possibilities in the most ordinary vegetables and fruits.

We wish that getting dressed were as easy as opening our refrigerator and grabbing a leaf of chard or kale to wear (those pea harem pants are right up our alley). We’ve discovered that…

Agustin Estevanéz
Gretchen Roehrs

 

…it…

Gretchen Roehrs
Gretchen Roehrs

…is…

Gretchen Roehrs
Gretchen Roehrs

…possible…

Gretchen Roehrs
Gretchen Roehrs

…artist Gao Yuanyuan devised this lovely vegetable dress…

Gao Yuanyuan
Gao Yuanyuan

…and Tokaya as made some seriously beautiful vegetable hats…

Tokaya
Tokaya

We’re viewing chard, kale, lemon, strawberries, PEAS in a new way….

Check out Roehrs’ great instagram: @groehrs

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5 replies on “Stylish Fashion from Your Fridge + Market

  1. these are gorgeous! you might also consider checking out @sean_charmatz on instagram. incredibly clever drawings using everyday objects (among tons of other clever, whimsical things).

  2. THANK YOU so much for writing to tell us that these wondrous creations were made by Gretchen Roehrs AND alerting us to her instagram.

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