MSU Denver Students Design Paper Dress for ADCD Show
Back in 1966, Scott Paper Company invented the paper dress. Intending it to just be a marketing tool, it became a pop culture sensation instead. For one dollar, women could buy the dress and also receive coupons for Scott paper products. Women surprised the company by ordering half a million of these dresses in under a year. Other companies began manufacturing them also; however, the dresses ripped too easily and, of course, were too much of a fire hazard for every day use. Hence, the trend fizzled out soon after.
Fast forward to 2014, where the sensation is rejuvenated with the 10th Annual Art Directors Club of Denver (ADCD) Paper Fashion Show. The Denver show is the largest paper fashion show in the nation, as 50 design teams compete by creating runway dresses made almost entirely out of paper. Partial proceeds of the event benefit 
Downtown Aurora Visual Arts (DAVA) that provides community-based arts
education programs for at-risk youth ages 3 to 17.
Three MSU Denver Communication Design students Bridgit Coffman, Lisa Padgett and Kate Oakley have teamed up to enter this year’s show. Bridgit is a senior with years of graphic design and fine art experience, and the compulsive need to be a part of something out of the ordinary. Lisa is a junior who is taking an associate’s degree and freelance career in graphic design to the next level, after working in civil engineering for 15 years. Kate, also a junior, has a thirst for knowledge, a keen eye for design and a vibrant mind for creating. All three have a spirit for creative collaboration and innovative thinking that the Center for Innovation and CREATE MSU Denver (CREATE) supports and encourages.
See their design come to life in the CREATE Showroom on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Friday afternoons during the month of February. You can also follow their Facebook page, Paper Dress Collaboration.
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