THESE stunning photos show the result of weeks of hard work in turning your favourite daily newspaper into a stylish little number.

Theresa Parker, a fashion lecturer at Northbrook College, Worthing, encouraged students to use materials found on their doorstep rather than looking to high fashion for inspiration.

The team of students used dozens of copies of The Argus to make the dresses to promote material reuse with the dresses showcased at the Costume Games in Brighton's Old Steine on Saturday.

Freelance photographer Dade Freeman took the pictures and told The Argus how intricate the costumes were.

He said: "I have shot stuff for Brighton Fashion Week before so I'm used to seeing something a bit different but these were well out there and eye-catching.

"The blue outfit was very strong and powerful in colour.

"I thought they were very cleverly done, very intricate and amazingly well done.

"They were quite restrictive for the models to wear but I thought you really needed models to show them off."

He praised the "amazing talents and skill" of the designers.

Harriet Parry, a special effects lecturer at Northbrook, said The Argus was "the obvious choice" as they were picking out materials to use to make the dresses.

A costume designer by trade, Mrs Parry formed a creative team of industry professionals who worked with Northbrook students to create the dresses.

The creative team included Graham Churchyard, who worked on costuming for the superhero films Batman Begins and The Dark Knight.

The Costume Games, which started last Wednesday, culminated on Sunday in a children's parade with youngsters dressed up as heroes such as Superman and Iron Man.

The Costume Games was held as part of the Brighton Japan Festival, with the Old Steine converted into the home of the festival and dubbed the Costume Gardens.

Hundreds of people attended events and workshops over the weekend with enthusiasts out in force to show off costumes inspired by movies, comics, games and books.