How to Wear a Garbage Bag Dress Pretty

Following my fashion posts on How to Wear a Man's Shirt Pretty and More Styles to Upcycle a Man's Shirt, dear bloggy friends Mama Grace and Veronica "challenged" me to wear a potato sack and make it look pretty.

I'm not really one to give up a good dare, but seriously, I don't know where to get a potato sack in Singapore! Probably because I don't go to the market often enough haha... But anyway, I found a good substitute which I think will work just as well ;p

Behold, the household Garbage Bag.....

As a lovely toga dress...

Or as a chic tube dress

My hubby says it actually looks good like faux leather so SCORE!! :) Now, I'm no fashion designer or seamstress, so these are just simple garbage bag dresses that I threw together in about 20 mins each. In other words, you can make them too! All you need is

1. A large black garbage bag {no, really.. ;p}
2. A pair of scissors
3. A belt to cinch & give the dress some shape
   
4. Some clear cellotape for structuring
   
5. Lots of imagination & confidence to pull it off {very important!!}

Greatest part is, no sewing required. And you can save money!! The dresses I created today were probably good enough to wear to a fancy dress party at homes, but probably not downtown as I'm not sure how well they will hold up haha.. Maybe if I took a bit more time to position & tape everything properly *grinz*

There are heaps of other ways I can think of wearing a garbage bag, but I've no time to execute them all. If you have tried making a garbage bag dress, let me know! I'd love to see how you wore it!

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