they hit me with a truck

I have recently been doing some research into the realm of paper clothing.  The creation of a paper dress, which is a project I hope to overtake now, is intriguing in several ways.  One can attempt to transcend the material and transform it into an illusion of actual cloth, or the nature of the paper can be retained.  There is the “art” of paper clothing, and then there are certain do-it-yourself type undertakings, like the toilet paper wedding dresses recently created in response to a bridal magazine competition (and some of them are really amazing).  What really intrigues me is the temporary nature of the material; paper has the potential to survive when preserved, but how long can an article of clothing constructed of paper really last?  Some of the photos I have posted seem to use stronger forms of paper (like brown paper bags) while others are so delicate one wonders how they survived the process of creating them in the first place.  I’m considering working with that most fragile of materials, tissue paper, and I would like to retain its “paperness” in the process, while also using sewing and tying techniques in the attachment of pieces.