Paper, Scissors, Frock!
Massey fashion students given 24 hours, 10 metres of paper and unlimited glue to create paper couture!
Three of the eight finalists of the 24 Hour Paper Challenge are now on display at TheNewDowse.
The designs were the result of a 24 hour coffee-fuelled orientation challenge that sawaround 100 Massey fashion students turn 10 metres of paper into haute couture.
Taking inspiration from TheNewDowse’s paper dress exhibition, A Costura Do Invisivel, students set about cutting, rolling, tearing, sewing and weaving the paper to create an assortment of catwalk-worthy frocks.
The twenty entries were judged by Wellington-designer Deborah Sweeny and TheNewDowse’s Concept Development Manager Claire Regnault.
“Students sought inspiration from a range ofperiodsfromclassical Greek draperies to Art Deco-inspireddressesand 1980s ballgowns, and came up with diverse array of techniques to create form and texture.The students tookto thechallenge with great enthusiasm and many students worked into the wee hours,” said Claire Regnault.
From March 21, TheNewDowse will display the eightfinalists in a rotating monthly showcase.
“The chosen finalists encompass the different approaches each group took.In the first showcase wehave have a can-can inspired outfit,abeautifully pleatedgarment inspired by Japanese designerIssey-Miyake, and a two-piece that harks back to thegolden age of haute couture of the 1940s".