When it comes to fashion, innovation is the name of the game.  Create what has never been seen, use materials that one wouldn’t expect, blend colors in an inspiring way, and most of all, blow people’s minds!  If you are not the talk of the town, then darling, you aren’t fashionable!  With all things “green” being on trend, is it any wonder that fashion has led the way in creating cool new looks out of the totally unexpected?  Feast your eyes on these expected designs made of unexpected materials:

This incredibly unique dress begs to capture the eye and make the wearer the belle of the ball, who just so happens to be ecologically mindful.  The dress is made from recycled bottle tops, cardboard packaging, plastic bags, and recycled cans.

That's what I call "eco chic".

For the mommy who wants her baby to be “green” chic, why not purchase booties made out of discarded packaging?  Even babies can give back to the enviroment! Purchase at MoJoTrashion’s Etsy Shop.

Teaching kids about recycling and style from the early age.

Gala attire for that Earth Day fundraiser can be completely gorgeous and yet made from distinctly unusual products.  Why not have a dress made from juice boxes?  This creation was worn by  Naturevsfuture designer Nina Valenti for an outing at Carnegie Hall.

Juicebox dress...not much else to say.

For the showstopper who wants to make an entrance, why not make headlines by showing up in a couture dress composed of discarded newspaper?  Not only will you be chic, but you can haughtily tell of the virtues of recycling in this gown dreamed up by Gary Harvey:

I wonder about the rustling paper sound though...