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Stop the presses! Read all about it! KatieBalloons not your ordinary balloon twister.KatieBalloons a true balloon artist and balloon fashion designer!
Making a Living Blowing a Lot of Hot AirKatie Laibstain is thinking of changing her last name to Balloon. This may be a rash move, as she's worked as a balloon artist for only two years. But she now works at it full time, averaging six gigs a week, building balloon sculptures for events, crafting balloon dresses, and entertaining children and adults. Making centerpieces and arches for parties is a race against deflation, and Laibstain once worked almost 24 hours straight, crafting decorations and a 15-foot sculpture of a hockey player for a cancer benefit, she said. On the entertainment side, Laibstain recently developed an act where she climbs into a 72-inch balloon after inflating it with a leaf blower. It took a lot of practice to do this without popping the balloon.
Balloon Couture: Most of the balloons are 60" long and either one or two inches thick.Two US fashion designers have been attracting a lot of hot air over their new collections - made entirely out of balloons. Katie Laibstain, 23, and Steven Jones, 39, create outfits from bikinis to party dresses out of nothing but modeling balloons twisted together. Their exhibitions have been the talking point of the Kim Tom clown festival fashion show in Shanghai, China, where they are on show. Two US fashion designers have been attracting a lot of hot air over their new collections - made entirely out of balloons. Katie Laibstain, 23, and Steven Jones, 39, create outfits from bikinis to party dresses out of nothing but modeling balloons twisted together.
KatieBalloons featured on Comedy Central!Check it out! Katie was featured on the home page of Comedy Central for her balloon burlesque performance. Katie was on the latest version of The Gong Show, hosted by Dave Atell. Watch the interview here. Or watch her spot on The Gong Show here.
A lot of hot air? Designers create dresses made entirely from balloons.Designers have come up with a new set of eye-catching dresses - made entirely from balloons. Each dress consists of around 300 modeling balloons twisted together and took about ten hours to make. Most of the balloons are 60 inches long and either one or two inches thick. Balloon artist Katie Laibstain, 23, has sold some of her more elaborate designs for as much as £1,000, even though they are likely to be one-wear only.
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