Design student polishes off dress made of...fake nails?

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Hayley Wilbur
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You'll never look at sequins the same way again. Especially when they're fingernails.

Anna Goswami, a graduate from Central Saint Martins at the University of the Arts London, created pop-art pieces for her final fashion design project. Her textile? Multi-colored fake nails.

"I'm a nail art obsessive, and have always been a fan of beading and heavily embellished fabrications, so I just put the two together and decided to use false nails as my beads," she told Mashable.

Goswami hand-painted each nail using colors inspired by '70s photography.

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Thanks to my #warrierwomen @jennaharrison___ @lottiehl @marieovstebo #aftermath #csm #encorecsm #gfw #csm2015 #csmbafashion2015 #nailedit A photo posted by Anna GoswAmi (@goswam1) on Jun 4, 2015 at 8:10am PDT

With designs ranging from a shorter tunic to a full-length gown, it is hard to believe the graphics were made from colored plastic.

@veronikantonina being sexy in my nail dress #nailart #csm #csmbafashion2015 #encorecsm #nailedit #obsessed A photo posted by Anna GoswAmi (@goswam1) on Jun 10, 2015 at 2:41am PDT

Shoot 2day with these 2 babes! @veronikantonina @adloveluck thanks to an amazing team! @joheng_ @vestinamakeup @tulilitvak @joananeves #nailcouture #nails #nailart #finalcollection #nailedit A photo posted by Anna GoswAmi (@goswam1) on Jun 1, 2015 at 2:39pm PDT

Goswami follows in the footsteps of well-known CSM alumni, including designers Sarah Burton, John Galliano, Stella McCartney, Alexander McQueen and Riccardo Tisci.

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