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Impractical Clothes tartan wedding dress tartan corset & mini bustle skirt

...these are not clothes for lounging around the house in ~

they demand to be taken out and shown a good time

Where Craft meets Couture

Impractical Clothes returns to 'Dressed to Kilt' in New York for 2011

Lourdes Figueroa at Dressed To Kilt in New York, 2011

Miss Guatemala, Lourdes Figueroa, walks the runway at Dressed to Kilt 2011 wearing Impractical Clothes

New Collection for 2011

Brand New Collection for DTK 2011 — signature corsets, waistcinchers & bustles in beautiful tweeds and handmade patchworked plaids

New Collection for 2011 — signature corsets, waistcinchers & bustles
New 2011 Collection New 2011 Collection

 

Check out Obama Girl Amber Lee Ettinger stealing the show in 2009 dressed in an Impractical Clothes signature corset and bustle skirt outfit.

Impractical Clothes made a dashing return to Dressed to Kilt in 2010, with the best-looking bartenders in New York (above) and glamorous Glenfiddich mixologist Charlotte Voisey (right) in a corset and bustle skirt ensemble in Homecoming tartan.

Bagtastic!

A brand new range of Autumn/Winter season sporran handbags and dinkybags in tartans and tweeds!

New range of dinky handbags and handbag sporrans

New Frilly Knickers!

A new range of lacy frilly knickers — ideal stocking fillers!

new range of lingerie

Tartan and Tweed for Winter 08/09

From Baroque to Rock

Impractical Clothes tartan and tweed collection of corsets, bustle skirts, pencil skirts, full-length fishtail, backless and corseted dresses, kilts and sporrans. Plus, if you're feeling truly impractical, frilly knickers. The original & best!

 

Handbag Heaven

A new range of the infamous and perennially popular Dinkybags and Daintybags — plus groovy 'Handbag Sporrans' — in new-season tartans and tweeds.

Also featuring the absolutely unique Urban Jungle appliqued handbags — check out our new playing card & poker inspired designs.


Lingerie for Her, Ties for Him, Fun for all

Complete your Impractical outfit with a colourful range of practical accessories. From the prettiest frilly knickers to a colourful rainbow of useful wee purses (also ideal for holding your iPod, mobile phone, camera or credit card, lipstick or anything else you would care to stuff in there...).

For ultracool designs, gifts for friends (or for yourself) for the personal touch,
for your dream dress realised — get some Impractical Clothes!
'These clothes are not for lounging around the house in —
they demand to be taken out and shown a good time!'


IMPRACTICAL CLOTHES ... bringing great ideas to life since 1998


'Irene, the dress was PERFECT. It's all going really well and I'm well chuffed, will definitely have some photos for you' Rosie K, London (corset and fishtail skirt for wedding dress )