I have to applaud Minneapolis designer Rebecca Yaker on this impossibly ambitious knit creation. Her primate-packed ball gown (there are 30 monkeys total) was the belle of the Walker Art Center’s un-prom fashion show last year, an event that billed itself as “taking prom by the heels and turning it on its tiara.” Wish you had worn a confection this cool to your high school dance? There’s always the reunion: Yaker will custom-design a gown for any sock monkey junky with $1,500 to spare. Check it out on hazelandmelvin.com. — Megan K.

Shelterrific readers, please share the craft-art creations that inspire you!

This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 at 6:34 am and is filed under crafting. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.