Shatteringly Beautiful: The Glass Dresses of Diana Dias-Leão

Diana Dias-Leão combined her fashion design and glass making skills to create couture dresses made of glass, ceramics, wire and silken yarns to stunning effect. Beautiful, but how do you wear a breakable dress? Well, you don't. These were created as art pieces to explore serious issues around personal identity, beauty and human behaviour. The artist believes that anorexia, bulimia, self harm and body dysmorphic disorder are connected with issues relating to image and lack of confidence.

“The main message I wish to convey in my work is the fact that even though the image is glittering, it is the person inside who is precious,” says Diana. Well, that is very sweet.

Her collection of 14 glass dresses and two barbed wire corsets are currently on display at Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool until September 30, 2011. 

 

 

Photos: National Museums Liverpool's Flickr

Comments

[Sheena]

They are so intricately beautiful! I love that red and black bustier, especially. I love glass representing the fragile nature of the person wearing these clothes--even if they are beautifully made.

[HauteWorld]

These are stunning! I can only imagine all the intricate craftsmanship behind these gorgeous pieces. I love the idea behind the collection and the idea of glass is interesting, as I've always associated the material as being both hard but fragile (the same dichotomy can be applied to women I guess!).

[Marta]

Wow, all those dresses are so beautiful and delicate! I looks as if they're floating. Perfect for fairies aren't they? I love the designers you highlight, They are most of the time new to me and their work is stunning!
How have you been? Hope you have a lovely weekend.
xxxx

[Patty]

Those glass dresses are divine but I would be so scared to wear them ;) thanks for posting!