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A team from Dallas Makerspace turned glass into runway fashion, creating an ocean-inspired dress selected for an international show at the Corning Museum of Glass in New York.
The piece, called “Ocean Queen,” appeared June 6 in Laura Donefer’s Glass Fashion Show, part of the Glass Art Society’s Corning 2026 conference in Corning, New York.
The project took much of the past year and involved four coordinators and nearly 50 Dallas Makerspace members. The team included people with skills in glass, design, metalwork, photography, construction and other creative disciplines.
Dallas Makerspace is a nonprofit, member-supported workshop in Carrollton where people share equipment, studio space and classes. For the dress project, members worked together to design the piece, build its structure, create the glass elements, prepare the final work and photograph it for submission.
The result was a garment made for a stage but shaped by the limits of glass. Unlike fabric, glass does not bend easily or forgive mistakes. It can be heavy, sharp and fragile. A dress made with glass has to hold together, allow movement and protect the person wearing it while still looking finished under runway lights.
Katie Dice, a Miss West Virginia pageant candidate, modeled the dress during the show.
Megan Murray, vice president of marketing for Dallas Makerspace, said the project reflected the collaborative nature of the Carrollton organization.
“This project has been a collaboration throughout various committees of the Dallas Makerspace and is an example of how great the community here can be,” Murray said.
The work is also being filmed. According to Dallas Makerspace, a documentary crew is following the making of the dress and the broader story of the glass fashion show, including the creative and structural decisions behind garments made with glass.
“Ocean Queen” has since returned to North Texas. It will be on display at Dallas Makerspace during July, giving residents a chance to see the piece up close and learn more about the tools and skills used to make it.
Dallas Makerspace is at 1825 Monetary Lane, Suite 104, in Carrollton. Public tours are available from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays and 10 a.m. to noon Saturdays. Visitors may stop by at any point during those tour windows.
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