Tomorrow Is World AIDS Day, So Here's a Dress Made of Condoms

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Tomorrow, December 1, is World AIDS Day. The day was created to raise awareness about the disease and show solidarity with people suffering from it. Nguyen Minh Tuan, created this dress out of 700 condoms. A fashion student at Van Lang University in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, Tuan created this dress as part of his senior collection, "Breaking the Condom Taboo," which he says addresses the way that Vietnamese people are critical of sex and contraception.
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