I took these pictures today. We had real, direct sunlight!

Here is the backside of the piece.

Here is the dress with the head dress I made out of sweater seams. My hope is that it looks like pelts.

Here is the piece from the side. I wanted it to look like a fur vest, but it is not.

Earlier this week, I posted a story about how I make this fur. Once I felt a sweater in the washing machine, I then fillet it by cutting out the seams. These are those seams.

One of my favorite parts of the night, was getting to be behind the scenes. Here clothing designer Kari Multz gives the models last minutes instructions.

The models are up in the balcony. This photo was taken from there. For this event, he Bear Tooth transforms itself from a theatre to a runway.

Because it is a one night transformation, the models do not get to practice their walks until an hour before the show. Here is Beth working on her moves.

Here is Beth. I am surprised at how much the head dress looks like a fur.

This is Margret Hugi-Lewis piece called Maccabee. I think this girl knows how to spank!

The only bummer was that the host’s lectern was in the way. I bet they fix that for next year.

Erzina Marrari’s piece Drift modeled by Nicolina Lawson.

Here is Isabelle Pope modeling her mother Veronica’s creation. Last year, Isabelle created a fabulous design out of Girl Scout cookie boxes.

Here is Sheila Wyne’s beautiful piece modeled by Beth Daly Gamble.

Here is Beth flipping the head dress off. She looks like a baton twirler! I kind of love this photo.

Van Le does an amazing job of modeling this wild piece made from baseboard heater radiating fins by Tmark.

This dress was beautifully constructed out of real roses. It was designed by Enzina Marrari and modeled by Nicholette Eley. This photo gives you a good idea of what the show looked like from the audience.

Margret Hugi-Lewis always has at least one look in the show. I look forward to seeing what she designs each year. This one is called Maccabee and is modeled by Ilana Amason.

Here is another look by Enzina Marrari that is modeled by Amy Lou.This one is composed of harvested wildflowers from all over the state of Alaska.

Here is another piece by Margret Hugi-Lewis. It is modeled by her husband. Every year, she makes him a new suit for the show. I love it.

Celebrity judge Joshua McKinley is NOT shy. Here he is being covered in body paint by Ruby Suzanna.

Allison Warden performing an original rap.

These are the five finalists. I think this is a really beautiful grouping of color and design.

Here is the winning design called Boardwalk Red. It is made of red cocktail straws! The artist Zoe L. Schneider normally works with beads. Her skill set is beautifully translated here. Her model is Shiloh Vreeman.

The Work Dress was first runner up. It was made entirely of discarded manilla envelopes and is modeled by herself.

I now realized that Enzina had three pieces in this show and all three of them were part of the semi-finals. This one received third place AND won the viewers choice award. It is made of drift wood from the beaches of Point Woronzof.

This is an amazing wedding dress composed of plastic twist ties and plastic bags. The model is Erin Frolander who partnered with Lynn Dixon to make this lovely design. They received fifth place.

Here is Beth working the runway. I could not be happier with our fourth place award. This show is really about the outrageous and to be recognized for a wearable garment is a big honor for me.

Check out celebrity judge Joshua McKinley and his full on paint job.

Here Beth is showing off some of the patchwork piecing I did for the garment.

Guest judge Shyanne Beatty said she could totally see herself sporting this look on her snow machine.

Beth was the best model EVER. This is what she can do after flying from DC the night before. Who knows what she could do on a full nights sleep!