The 2010 season of the Formula One Grand Prix will arrive in Malaysia on April 2. But before KL's most anticipated sporting event is to begin, the STYLO Fashion Grand Prix will commence its festivities. This year's theme — Fashion to Art & Art to Fashion: The 7 Deadly Sins — will feature key messages for preservation of the environment. Over 100 artists led by Philip Wong will create 28 giant sculptures measuring 2.4m to 6m, each weighing up to 100kg of recyclable waste to line prominent tourist locations within the capital city. The seven deadly sins representing the decadence of mankind which have contributed to the decay of the earth will be translated into seven fashion items by recycling fabric, cardboard, plastic bottles and bags, newspapers, magazines and tin cans in its process.
The first sculpture was unveiled in Pavilion KL on Thursday, March 11 — a red dress made entirely from recycled newspapers. A total of seven such sculptures will be displayed in Pavilion KL, while the remaining 21 will be placed in various tourist spots across the city.
