Artist recreates a £5,000 John Galliano dress worn by Kim Kardashian for just £5 by PAINTING a misplaced dress she bought secondhand online
- Kate Olivia Mottershaw, 28, from London recreated a £5,000 dress for £5
- She bought a dress on a vintage website and then used paint to recreate the print
- Artist started creating wall art for clients while working in retail
An artist challenged himself to create a version of a £5,000 designer dress worn by Kim Kardashian for only €5.
Kate Olivia Mottershaw, 28, from Londonbegan the Kate Illustrate TikTok page where she shows her artworks to followers.
One of her latest projects was a re-creation of a John Galliano dress worn by Kim Kardashian on a trip to Rome.
An artist challenged herself to create a version of a £5,000 designer dress worn by Kim Kardashian (right) for just £5. Pictured, Kate in her hand-painted version of the dress (left)
The eclectic designer’s silk slip dress, often worn in celebrity circles, featured cherries, butterflies, and faces.
Kate told FEMAIL: ‘I didn’t want to ‘copy’ the dress like for like, but I was inspired to make something similar.
“I loved the cherries, ladybugs and butterflies, but added pink flowers instead of feminine faces (which are on the original dress). I am so happy with the overall result.’
Kate, who has also recreated dresses from other members of the Kardashian clan, bought the white Missguided dress for £5 on Vinted and used leather paint to add the details.
Kate on her channel Kate Illustrate, announcing that she will challenge herself to recreate a garment similar to the vintage John Galliano worn by Kardashian in Rome
The £5 Missguided dress was from Vinted and is dyed with leather dye that Kate has used on Doc Martens and leather jackets
The superb work was greeted with delight by fans who said they even “preferred” Kate’s version over the original
She said, “I used leather dye I’ve had for years because of the bridal gowns I offer at work.”
At the end of the video, Kate shows off the dress, which looks beautiful. Some fans said ‘I actually prefer this version’ when watching the clip.
Kate didn’t expect the positive response from her clip: “When you post something on social media, you always hope to get people’s attention after you put a huge amount of time and effort into making not only the dress, but also the dress.” videos that go with it. .
“So it’s nice to get this kind of recognition, especially with something I’ve loved making.”
For the past three years, Kate has painted on leather jackets, Dr.Martens boots and sneakers for weddings.
She then decided she wanted to “create something for herself.”
Kate showed her amazing skills by using the leather dye to create a one of a kind dress
Kate, who also teaches calligraphy, has always had a passion for art and graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in Arts and Design. She started her journey in her spare time while working in retail and now does art full time
She originally saw a dress worn by Kylie Jenner that she wore to Kourtney Kardashian’s wedding this year.
She said, “I decided I wanted it this way, I challenged myself to paint it and as a result I love it and wanted to paint more.”
Kate graduated from the University of Leeds with a degree in art and design, but working in retail alongside her work gave her the confidence to follow her passion.
She told FEMAIL: ‘I always knew I wanted to work in art. I always focused on that during my training. When I worked in retail, I started creating murals for clients on the weekends.
“This gave me the confidence to start Kate Illustrate and expand into other areas, such as calligraphy.”
Kate teaches calligraphy classes and wall and window art that she spent hours working on.
She said: ‘My wall and window art is something I am extremely proud of. It’s great to be able to support local businesses to stand out when high street shops are struggling.’
You can view Kate’s beautiful work on her website kate-illustrate.co.uk.
A highlight of her work is the calligraphy classes she currently teaches. The artist offers these in the Ribble Valley (near Clitheroe), Manchester and a special class in London that she will be teaching at EL&N at Harrods on August 24th of this year.