Slideshow: 11 extraordinarily elaborate gowns made out of toilet paper
Slideshow: 11 extraordinarily elaborate gowns made out of toilet paper
Toilet paper—even very fancy, ultra-thick toilet paper—is delicate. Gowns—especially very fancy, ultra-conceptual gowns—are complex. Therein lies the draw of Cashmere’s annual fashion show, for which Canadian designers produce show-stopping dresses using large swaths of toilet paper (or “bathroom tissue,” as the company’s press materials call it). This year, the charity event benefitting the Breast Cancer Foundation returned to the AGO to mark its 10th anniversary. During the entirely pink-and-white show, top designers like David Dixon, Sunny Fong, Marie Saint Pierre and Jason Matlo showcased remarkable feats of engineering. Here are our favourites.
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- The full collection—and the raw materials
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- Dresses by <strong>Joseph Helmer,</strong> <strong>Anastasia Lomonova</strong> and <strong>Luko Marion</strong>
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- Last year’s Mercedes-Benz Start Up winner <strong>Duy Nguyen</strong> recreated a gown from his fall 2013 collection
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- <em>Project Runway Canada </em>alum <strong>Sunny Fong’</strong>s paneled bodice and cascading skirt
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- Montreal designer <strong>Marie Saint Pierre</strong> created a party dress with hundreds of pleats and ruffles
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- Model-about-town <strong>Stacey McKenzie</strong> wore jeweler <strong>Rita Tesolin’</strong>s bib and cuffs, which were made with more than 500 toilet paper blossoms
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- A corset top and flamenco skirt by Hoax Couture’s <strong>Chris Tyrell</strong> and <strong>Jim Searle</strong>
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- <strong>Farley Chatto,</strong> who curated the collection, also contributed this white bodysuit and headdress
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- <strong>Jason Matlo,</strong> who also designed a gown for <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/galleries/the-2011-cashmere-fashion-show/#jason-matlo">the 2011 show,</a> made a low-cut evening dress with a flared skirt
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- <strong>David Dixon’</strong>s voluminous, vertically-pleated dress
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. This year, the charity event benefitting the Breast Cancer Foundation returned to the AGO to mark its 10th anniversary. During the entirely pink-and-white show, top designers like David Dixon, Sunny Fong, Marie Saint Pierre and Jason Matlo showcased remarkable feats of engineering. Here are our favourites.
See all the toilet paper gowns »
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