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That first one.......LMAO!

OK, the image in the first pic is just insane.

Who could fall asleep knowing that, at any moment of the night, that giantess could come back and find you wrinkling up her good dress?!!

these are all hideous yet funny as all hell.

Sorry, never been a fan of hanging clothing on the wall as a decoration.

I love the idea of framing a special frock - I may do this in my daughter's room. Very sweet.

Although the bed in the first photo is beautiful, I have a feeling it was probably an art installation and not meant to be taken literally. It is certainly inspirational though, and I enjoy the idea. I bet sleeping in that bed would feel like snuggling up to your mother's frock as a child. Except that my mom was a feminist and wore pants.

That first pic is SUPER creepy to me for some reason.

I really like the third picture with the vintage "framed" pink dress. It's the only one that I can see existing in a real home, unlike the red dress/bed and the adventure in yellowland.

Tiamet_the_red -- Me too!

framing a sentimental or special piece is ok...but the rest? Im speechless. In a really bad way...

I really don't think over the fireplace is the best place to hang that pink dress.

The big red dress is hysterical!! Shaquille O'Neal in drag!

I've done it myself:
http://texannewyorker.wordpress.com/2007/08/09/assisted-underground-design/

I really like the dress; it belonged to my grandmother, but it's just a little too small for me.

I don't care for any of the clothes-as-art, but I love the letters in #2.

There's a framed dress at the anthropologie in Burlington, MA. Pretty idea for all those tiny tiny but really cute vintage dresses!

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I come from a family of textile artists, so clothes on the wall is just an extension of quilts on the wall, framed embroidery, and so on -- and since nearly every sentimental (we call it 'sedimental') piece was also hand-done, I have plenty of works-of-art that were once wearable, but no longer. Either style or size or age, and if I could figure out how to frame some of them, I'd love to -- but I've yet to come up with a way that could handle, say, framing my mother's c. mid-50's first cocktail dress, hand-made of layers of lime tulle and silk flowers. Damn thing'd be crushed under a frame, but the Texas heat would strip it to white if I didn't put a UV layer over it somehow.

So if anyone (or Apt therapy itself) came up with a way to frame/hang quasi-artwork that's not flat, I'd be all ears. Or eyes, as the case may be!

How does one get into the red dress bed?

i love photos 2, 3 and 5 because they work within a space and aren't competing with the other items in the room

the yellow dress is too much... i think it's the overly dramatic spreading of the skirt fabric

I am really not digging the ultra-kitschy mannequin with brassiere display in #2. The only one I can deal with is the one that is framed under glass in the last pic.

The red dress is a cool idea. The idea is more form than function. I think it is inspired.

"Can't sleep, dress will eat me."

NO. period.

best example is jenny humphreys' room on "gossip girl" that is a great teeny boudoir.

I do like the idea of clothes-as-art, in a fairy-tale sort of way, and especially if there's a good story behind it.

and i just laughed out loud at your double entendrem pniccole, whether it was intentional or not.

Creeeeeepy! Sorry, everyone, but I can't help thinking of dead children looking at this pics, if even metaphorical children (the ones who grew up and put their clothes on the wall, you know). Let's forget this article quickly now!

k02: I think you could do it with a deep shadowbox-style frame, fronted with UV-blocking glass or plexi. It would have to be a custom job, for sure.

If done right and in the right home, I think this could be amazing. These examples are probably shy of the mark. I do, however, like to artfully display whatever I am wearing the next day as it helps me stay organized and motivated to get up and out in the morning.

no me gusta.

Ugh, that red dress. Horrid.

dumb, dumb, dumb

That first pic is horrifying.

HORRIFYING.

The framed dress in the last photo looks OK. Actually it's about the only thing in that photo that looks OK.

The others - no. Just giant dust-catchers.

Not a fan. I don't like to wear dresses anyway let alone put them out as decor.

Yeah, um, no.

That red dress? Hilariously, scarily Disney-esque. Creepy.

I do infact put large picture hooks up around the house and hang my jackets & coats from them on hangers can use piano wire too.
They become SCULPTURAL forms in the rooms and add interest to the visual play of the day. Nothing better than seeing a costly coat hanging there on the wall its better than any Picasso. I do wear them too :-).

Is there a word for loving fashion to much?

I do like the vintage dress in the frame, you probably couldnt wear it as it would need to be repaired via a backing material.

Hahaha @samanthamay

Creepy. No. Especially if, like in the first pictures, the dress isn't flat. And the hanger, wtf?

The first picture is reminiscent of an installation I saw at the Hirschorn a few years ago- I think it was called "Red Dress", essentially a gigantic red dress which was just draped all about the installation space. I don't think this is THAT dress, but it's very similar. Any info on the artist?

The red and yellow ones are a little much. But the ones in frames look good.

Is there a term for the OPPOSITE of "guy magnet"?

All creepy.

Oddly enough, I sometimes feel quite differently about kimono or obi when they are properly hung and displayed.

I suppose that's because in that case it is all about the fabric, never about the cut. And in those cases I worry that the garment is going to be damaged by being hung.

It's just creepy. Especially the first one. I think if I were a man coming into a woman's room for the first time and that bed was there, it would definitely be a major deal-breaker. Creepy x a million.

No.