Culture Art & Media Designer Makes Fairytale Dress From Recycled Children's Books By Kimberley Mok Writer McGill University Cornell University Kimberley Mok is a former architect who covered architecture and the arts for Treehugger starting in 2007. our editorial process Twitter Twitter Kimberley Mok Updated October 11, 2018 Migrated Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Share Twitter Pinterest Email Culture History Travel Sustainable Fashion Art & Media Holidays Community Think children's books are only suitable for tots to read (or chew) on? Well, they've finally gone from cute to glam with Boston-based designer Ryan Novelline's gorgeous gown, made entirely from pages taken from discarded children's books. Check out how this fairytale dress was created from start to finish: Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Fittingly enough, the 22,000 square-inch skirt uses illustrations culled from Golden Books' classic line of kids' books and is sewn with gold metallic thread. That's a lot of pages! Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown I've always loved the beautiful golden spines on Golden Books and apparently, Novelline feels the same, crafting the bodice completely out of golden book spines. Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Image / RyanJudeNovelline.com/golden-book-gown Though it isn't something you'd wear on a regular basis, this is still a sweet dress (even getting a nod from fashion bigwig Tommy Hilfiger) and shows that even a mundane item like a book can be re-imagined in a fresh way.