What does a dress made of toilet paper look like? See 15 preliminary sketches from Philip Sparks and more
What does a dress made of toilet paper look like? See 15 preliminary sketches from Philip Sparks and more
By Kevin Naulls | June 8, 2011
By Kevin Naulls | 06/08/2011
Patricia Fieldwalker’s 2009 frock spared no square (Image: David Huang)
Slotted for fall 2011, the Cashmere runway show asks 15 Canadian designers to construct a dress and accessories out of toilet paper, all in support of breast cancer research and awareness. Designers include House of Lizares ’s Brian Maristela , José-Manuel St-Jacques , Simon Bélanger , Carrie Hayes , Rita Tesolin , Jason Matlo , Richard Robinson , Luke Marion , Lovas ’s Wesley Badanjak , Ever Thine ’s Mikki Rizvi , Christopher Paunil , Chris Tyrell and Jim Searle of Hoax Couture , Marika Brose , Philip Sparks and Franco Mirabelli . An exclusive preview of the full collection takes place on September 28 at the Art Gallery of Ontario, but all dresses will be on display during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month at The Bay’s flagship at Yonge and Queen. Toilet paper available at any nearby convenience store or supermarket. See the sketches below.
71927 Simon Belanger https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Simon-Belanger-BabyDoll.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Simon-Belanger-BabyDoll.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Simon-Belanger-BabyDoll.jpg 624 794 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/simon-belanger-babydoll/ simon-belanger-babydoll 0 0
71926 Rita Tesolin https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Rita-Tesolin-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Rita-Tesolin-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Rita-Tesolin-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 454 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/rita-tesolin-cashmere-sketch/ rita-tesolin-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71925 Richard Robinson https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Richard-Robinson-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Richard-Robinson-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Richard-Robinson-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 824 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/richard-robinson-cashmere-sketch/ richard-robinson-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71924 Philip Sparks https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Philip-Sparks-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Philip-Sparks-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Philip-Sparks-sketch.jpg 624 752 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/philip-sparks-sketch/ philip-sparks-sketch 0 0
71923 Mikki Rizvi https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mikki-Rizvi-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mikki-Rizvi-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Mikki-Rizvi-sketch.jpg 624 805 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/mikki-rizvi-sketch/ mikki-rizvi-sketch 0 0
71922 Luko Marion https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Luko-Marion.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Luko-Marion.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Luko-Marion.jpg 624 961 {"camera":"Canon MP640 series","created_timestamp":"1301564550"} https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/luko-marion/ luko-marion 0 0
71921 LOVAS https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/LOVAS-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/LOVAS-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/LOVAS-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 808 {"camera":"HP Scanjet djf4100","created_timestamp":"1301937822"} https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/lovas-cashmere-sketch/ lovas-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71919 Jose Manuel https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jose-Manuel-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jose-Manuel-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jose-Manuel-sketch.jpg 624 1003 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/jose-manuel-sketch/ jose-manuel-sketch 0 0
71918 Jason Matlo https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jason-Matlo-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jason-Matlo-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Jason-Matlo-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 808 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/jason-matlo-cashmere-sketch/ jason-matlo-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71917 Hoax Couture https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hoax-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hoax-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Hoax-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 874 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/hoax-cashmere-sketch/ hoax-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71915 Franco Mirabelli https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Franco-Mirabelli-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Franco-Mirabelli-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Franco-Mirabelli-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 931 {"camera":"MP640 series"} https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/franco-mirabelli-cashmere-sketch/ franco-mirabelli-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71914 Christopher Paunil https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Christopher-Paunil-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Christopher-Paunil-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Christopher-Paunil-sketch.jpg 624 808 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/christopher-paunil-sketch/ christopher-paunil-sketch 0 0
71912 Carrie Hayes https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Carrie-Hayes-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Carrie-Hayes-sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Carrie-Hayes-sketch.jpg 624 938 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/carrie-hayes-sketch/ carrie-hayes-sketch 0 0
71911 Brose https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BROSE-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BROSE-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/BROSE-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 806 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/brose-cashmere-sketch/ brose-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71910 Brian Maristela Lizares https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Brian-Maristela-Lizares-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Brian-Maristela-Lizares-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Brian-Maristela-Lizares-Cashmere-Sketch.jpg 624 808 {"aperture":"8","camera":"NIKON D200","created_timestamp":"1303469489","focal_length":"55","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.1"} https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/brian-maristela-lizares-cashmere-sketch/ brian-maristela-lizares-cashmere-sketch 0 0
71937 A 2009 entry from Patricia Fieldwalker (Image: David Huang) Patricia Fieldwalker https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/btpink.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/btpink.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/btpink.jpg 624 933 [] https://torontolife.com/city/what-does-a-dress-made-of-toilet-paper-look-like-see-15-preliminary-sketches-from-philip-sparks-and-more/slide/btpink/ btpink 0 0
WOW.
There are some absolutely stunning designs… and for such a great cause.
Thank you for featuring such a wonderful exhibition of humanity and fashion!
Tina xx
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Very nice work, so I will refrain from making a “for me to poop on” joke.