article_snippet: I like the [idea] that maybe you change into something else for dancing, and you could literally tear the dress apart and put it in your garden, and it would literally keep growing with you,' Erin Smith told the Huffington Post.
article_snippet: Environmentally friendly: The artist can be seen giving a presentation about the dress
article_snippet: Erin said that Erin mom 'rolled Erin eyes' when Erin found out that Erin daughter was planning to wear a homegrown dress to say 'I do', but her daughter wasn't particularly surprised.
article_snippet: Despite her daughter best intentions however, The artist ended up walking down the aisle in a thrift store dress because a thrift store dress wasn't entirely finished growing.
article_snippet: : Erin said Erin liked the idea that a bride could tear a thrift store dress apart and put in Erin garden as compost .
article_snippet: Clothing of the future: a thrift store dress is an example of taking a one time use object and turning a thrift store dress into something that is biodegradable immediately after use . '
article_snippet: The concept behind a grown wedding dress was to take a one-time-use object and rethink The concept behind a grown wedding dress construction in order to have an appropriate material lifespan,' Erin said.
article_snippet: Erin noted that the average cost of a wedding gown in the US is about $1,200 and made out of nearly 12 yards of fabric. '
article_snippet: The wedding dress is a perfect example of a one-time-use, energy intensive and entirely non-sustainable model that is representative of so many of the choices that we make daily,' Erin said.