we were at a picnic today for the 21st century korea-america-china alliance, and although this event for korean paper dresses happened a few days ago, there was a fashion show at the picnic today, too. not that we saw the paper dresses in person; the fashion show was scheduled for the very end of the day, on the stage where seating was something like thirty degrees hotter than it was under the pavillion, where all the lovely korean food was.
how the dresses did not go up in flames upon contact with air, or why they didn't look like sopping paper towels, is anyone's guess.
it's safe to suggest that a little something was lost in translation here, but people who make paper dresses, regardless of their first language, are still going to be better at explaining why they make them than i am going to be.
i've never worn a paper dress but have often thought about one. actually, you know that stuff you see in big rolls out in the trash sometimes -- it's like, sheets of foam made up of other various multicolored little bits of foam? i actually always fantasized about having a dress made out of that stuff. (when i say "always", i do mean that i thought i might make this dress for my senior prom, which, surprisingly, i did not choose to attend.)
this collage was used multiple times in the two brochures i have. why do you suppose marlon brando rates so many uses in it? count the brandos.
here are some of the dresses themselves.