DUTCH SISTERS TURN BICYCLE TIRES INTO ‘HAUTE COU-TIRE’

DUTCH SISTERS TURN BICYCLE TIRES INTO ‘HAUTE COU-TIRE’



GELDERLAND, Netherlands (Wireless Flash) – Two Dutch sisters are turning old bicycle tires into “haute cou-tire.” Designers Christa and Krijnie De Leeuw Van Weenen are stretching extra life into old rubber tires by cutting them up into dresses, pants, hats and even rubber bras. Although the outfits tend to fade in the sunlight, Christa claims you can swim in them quite nicely. The rubber duds don’t come cheap: An outfit can cost as much as $759. The sisters are now trying to convince a celebrity like Madonna or the winner of the Tour De France to wear the bicycle tire outfits in public.

Wed 07-18-01