Wednesday, June 10, 2009

The Meat Dress

Jia Jem is obviously a big Aqua Teen Hunger Force fan (like me) and is also a super crafty chick (unlike me). Her inspiration for the salami and bacon Meat Dress was Meatwad and her ATHF themed birthday party.



This is some of what Jia Jem had to say about her creation (go to her site for more pics):

"This is the most awesome, disgusting thing I have ever made. I reeked of salty bacon and salami, which I found out is actually quite alluring to guys."

"I contemplated many ideas, including beef jerky, ham, ground beef, prosciutto... but they were all too expensive, thick, and/or runny. I chose salami because it's thin, keeps in one piece, and is quite cheap, and bacon because it looks very, um, meaty. I considered somehow vacuum-sealing sheets of meat with those sealers they have on the markets now, but the machines were too expensive for a one-time-only disposeable dress. I ended up using the K.I.S.S. method of construction, which involved a basic shift dress out of thick cotton. I layed the meat on top, then put clear vinyl over it and sewed tracks with clear thread. I used a wide stitch length to avoid perforating the meat to the point it might just... uh, slide down the bottom of the dress. I also blotted it all before sewing to get rid of as much grease as possible to avoid clouding the vinyl. Lastly, I made sure to bind the bottom of the dress with a strip of clear vinyl to catch drips. (I love talking about this; it's so disgusting.) The whole project took about 6 hours, and I kept it refrigerated until the party. Good times."

The only thing I would have suggested is that she sunbathe for a while in the dress to see if the bacon would cook enough to become edible. Or maybe a tanning bed. Wait, hot grease. Forget it. Still, a creative costume and an awesome dress!

via Boing Boing and Geekologie

7 comments:

  1. holy bacon! that is completely awesome

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  2. That is Sexy! Wow,I need to get Jia Jem to make one for Ms. Goofy. Wowsa-Wow!!!!!!!

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  3. Very craftey indeed. I wonder how long it stayed "Fresh" before it had to be disposed of, and what was the method of disposal?

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  4. Oh man, you know PETA is going to have a field day with this. Haha! AWESOME dress though. You should modify some Bacon Salt containers as earrings to complete the ensemble!

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  5. I saw the dress (and the person) on an Adult Swim bump. Nicely done!

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  6. i mite eat her lol-kangaroo hoper

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  7. I'm impressed by the technical skill involved in Jia Jam's Meatwad costume.

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