Paper Bag Princess Gowns & Mom's Homemade Dresses
The shallow prince whom she rescued showed his true nature by complaining she didn't look like a princess dressed in that bag.
Good riddance to the prince but here are some paper dresses any royal or awesome regular girl would be proud to wear.
I came upon these works of art at the Oakridge Mall in Vancouver.
Hopefully, they will end up in a local museum or someplace where more people will enjoy them.
The lovely regal garments made of paper capture the elements and majesty of the natural world.
Realistically, a walk in a rainstorm would likely squash these garments into squishy mush. Minus the touchable warmth of organics, synthetics are more durable, although I was surprised to read in an article from Metro Vancouver and Oceanwise that " ... 71 percent of microplastics found in Metro Vancouver's wastewater treatment plant are fibres such as polyester or rayon from clothing or carpets. Every time a load of laundry is washed, these fibres escape the washing machine, go down the drain and enter a wastewater treatment plant."
Apparently, nearly 99 percent of these microplastics are filtered out but some enter our oceans and likely flow from our kitchen taps.
I suspect the paper bag princess would support a fix for this filtering gap. She might also tell us she managed nicely with one paper bag in her wardrobe whereas most Canadians stuff their closets with fast fashions. If you have a minute, watch what happens to our "cheaply made" disposable clothes when we tire of them HERE.
The white (left) is bleached flour sack; the burgundy-red is taffeta which I remember wearing proudly. I never considered wood pulp as material ... yet how gorgeous are the handcrafted paper gowns pictured above and below?
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| Wearing my taffeta dress proudly |
I don't know that fairytale, but those dresses are FANTASTIC. I want to see a ball where they are all worn. The ones made by your mother more precious over time.
ReplyDeleteThose paper dresses are amazing and I can’t even imagine how ... but the precious ones your mother made for you are even more wonderful. The environmental message should also be taken to heart.
ReplyDeletewow, what an amazing exhibit. I could not tell some gowns were even paper. My mother used to make my sister and I dresses for Easter and some other holidays. She loved to sew! Thanks for sharing. Enjoy your day, wishing you a happy new week!
ReplyDeleteI would never have guessed they were made from paper. The dresses your mother made are so beautiful and precious.
ReplyDeleteAmazing paperbag creations! Awesome and great photos!
ReplyDeleteHappy Day to you,
A ShutterBug Explores,
aka (A Creative Harbor)
Wow - what artistry!
ReplyDeleteThese dresses are beautiful ! But only to wear when the sun is shining ! Rain would be a catastrophe for both, the dress and the woman inside !
ReplyDeleteThere is a whole lot of creative work on display there. Kudos to the creators.
ReplyDeleteAmazing creations. Maybe we all ought to go around wearing paper bags, but not in rainy weather. Their designers must be so proud of their work, and beautifully captured in your photographs. Dreadful to think of all those microplastics going into our ocean. Thank you for this very informative article.
ReplyDeleteI like your two dresses handmade by your mother. I can only imagine how you looked nice and lovely with them. Among all the paper-dresses here, my favorite is #17. I like natural-looking outfit. In the past in my country, people seems to have worn clothes made from “washi”, Japanese paper, which is crispy and stronger than normal paper. (Umbrellas were made from washi, too.)
ReplyDeleteYoko