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PHOTOS: Gown Made from Ford Focus Parts
To celebrate its 100th year in Britain, Ford unveiled an haute couture outfit sure to delight both fashionistas and car lovers: an Edwardian-style dress and complementary necklace made from parts of a 2012 Ford Focus.
Ford commissioned Judy Clark, a nominee for Scottish designer of the year, to create an upcycled dress in one week using two boxes of car parts the automaker sent her.
Inspired by the Edwardian time period, Clark told Ford she wanted to create a dress that mixed feminine layers with industrial mechanics. To make the gown, she combined Ford Focus parts like car keys, radio and dashboard … read more
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Auto Bodies
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