Focus on Fashion: Designers Use Cars Parts

The fashion and automobile worlds are not that far apart. Both rely on stylish designs and  people often place looks over function when purchasing both clothes and cars. Furthermore, it's difficult to set foot in an auto or fashion show without seeing a few models. Despite the close relation, two British fashion designers recently took things to a whole new level by creating a dress and necklace from parts of a Ford Focus, USA Today reports.

The dress came from the mind of Judy Clark,  who certainly made use of all parts of the car. The finished product included pieces ranging from car radios to keys to dashboard components. According to Clark's blog, the project was commissioned by Ford to celebrate its 100th anniversary in the United Kingdom. Using other materials such as tweed, lace and leather, she finished the dress in about a week.

As for the necklace, the publication reports that it was created by Katherine Hawkins. Interestingly, she constructed the piece without knowing of the similar project that Clark had embarked on, but the similarities are striking. The necklace features a grouping of instrument panel switches as well as coiled springs and dials.

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