Everyone’s buzzing lately about Balenciaga’s high fashion take on that blue plastic Ikea bag, but Colin Meredith takes the high/low trend a step further. For his Dollar Wears collection, the Montreal designer has created a streetwear line that’s made entirely out of materials found at his local dollar store.

The collection has everything you’d expect from an indie streetwear label: puffy sweaters, structured jackets, voluminous jogging pants, chunky sneakers. The catch is that these pieces, as trendy as they look, aren’t exactly ready-to-wear. It’s an art project, not an actual clothing line. Meredith sourced all the materials from Canadian dollar store Dollarama. Due to the flimsy nature of Dollarama’s products, the clothing isn’t as durable as it looks. “I haven’t worn any of them and I don’t plan to,” Meredith says, laughing.

Dollar Wears, which was recently displayed at a pop-up show, is a timely commentary on the disposable nature of fashion. There’s an obvious appeal to seeing shoes made out of washcloths and tape, coats constructed from tablecloths, and pants from umbrellas (our personal favorite!), but beyond this, Dollar Wears encourages the viewer to ask real questions about how value is assigned to clothing. With a nod to iconic brands like Stone Island and Our Legacy, Meredith’s work demonstrates the importance of context when it comes to pricing fashion. Dollar Wears looks expensive, but the materials used to create it cost the designer just a few hundred bucks—and are so low-quality that they’re basically disposable.

We called Meredith to find out more about how he created streetwear from dollar store finds. Photographer Elise Windsor stopped by his home studio to shoot a few brand new pieces, including a coat made from ziplock bags.