Katie Perry's Costume Designer Creates Whipped Milk Dress
A collection of dresses made out of whipped milk have been unveiled by Katy Perry's costume designer.
The three dresses were created by designer Kate Tabor and took her over three weeks to make, using 20 meters of wetsuit material and 12 litres of foam.
Tabor took inspiration from the structural designs of Alexander McQueen and renowned haute-couturier Iris Van Herpen in creating the lip-smacking gowns.
The Couture creations were commissioned to celebrate the launch of Costa Coffee's new Whipped Milk, which gives iced coffee drinks like the Iced Flat White and Cold Brew a silky mouth-feel while topping them with an elegant meringue-like appearance.
"Each dress is bespoke; from a flirty minidress to an edgy asymmetric design and a classic, full-length bridal number; all were inspired by the texture of Whipped Milk and the way it is poured," Tabor said. "I've created innovative costumes for everyone from David Bowie to The Chemical Brothers, but I've never designed anything as challenging or unique as Costa Coffee's Whipped Milk Couture."
The designer, who has created awe-inspiring costumes for music videos for the likes of Katy Perry and Kylie Minogue, began the process by sketching designs, then experimenting with delicate foams ahead of crafting robust neoprene shells, which supported the overall structure of the dresses.
The painstaking application process took three hours per gown.
The Whipped Milk creations mark the reinvention of Costa Coffee's Iced Flat White and Iced Cappuccino drinks this summer.
The addition of Whipped Milk, an aerated skimmed milk foam topping, also forms the finishing flourish on summer menu items such as refreshing Cold Brew and in Costa Coffee's new range of Milk Whips.
Gennaro Pelliccia, Costa Coffee's Master of Coffee, added, "Whipped Milk is Costa Coffee's must-have summer drink addition, inviting coffee-lovers to enjoy their favorite hot choices as refreshing chilled drinks, perfect for the scorching weather we've been enjoying.
"Coffee fans don't even have to wait for Whipped Milk to make it from the catwalk to the high street, it's already whipping up a storm in store now!"