Best Duct Tape Dresses 2013

For those who don't know, Duck Brand sponsors the Stuck at Prom scholarship contest every year, giving each winner $5,000.  Every year, hundreds of high school students create a dress and/or tuxedo to wear at their school prom.  Most of the designs are really cool and innovative, as can be seen in the gallery on their website.  The winners and runner-ups this year were all great, but I have chosen my favorite designs out of the 168 that were submitted.

My list is in no particular order.  My selections may or may not be a winner or runner-up; I chose them solely on my opinion.

The first design I stumbled upon that I like is the one by Jessica and Christofer.  Their dress and tuxedo really stick out from the rest, due to the use of a simple white color.  It looks really clean cut, and the raindrops add a nice touch.

Jessica and Christofer

I really like the dress Miranda made because of the layered flames and how nice it looks with the black shawl she has on.  I also enjoy the edges of the flames, with the transition of colors form red to yellow.

Miranda

Rachael and Paul's dress and tuxedo really stand out from the other entries because of their old-fashioned theme.  The light pink color is a nice break from the darker hues, such as black, dark blue, and purple, the other entrants use.  The fan also adds to the theme.

Rachael and Paul

I really enjoy the tuxedo in Valerie and Michael's entry.  Not many tuxes are a light brown color, but this tuxedo goes really well with the white and pink dress.  The light brown is a nice color and is not obnoxious like some of the other colors I have seen with duct tape tuxedos.

Valerie and Michael

Once again, I like Wanchen's dress because it is different than the more complex, elaborate dresses of the other entries.  From far away, it actually looks like a real dress, and its simplicity draws me in.  I also like the pairing of the dress with the red shawl.

Wanchen

What is most impressive about Josh and Liz's dress is the transition of colors on the dress and the vest of the tuxedo.  The speckled pattern where two colors meet is a really neat design, and the tuxedo is cleverly designed to match the dress.

Josh and Liz

Duct tape dresses certainly look impressive, and I wonder if I should embark on making one.  Which designs do you like?  Did I omit any entries that I should have included?