1960s Paper Dress

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Comment by Claudy on August 6, 2012 at 10:15

I love it!

Comment by Bernadette Koven on August 6, 2012 at 6:16

Thanks Bob. I have not had the courage to wear a paper dress as yet. I have been through all the worst case senarios in my mind!

Comment by Robert Hughes on August 5, 2012 at 16:55

Great story I would hate to be out in a storm lol tell you what though imagine these days when flying ryanair with the weight ect ,keep up the great stories x bob

Comment by Bernadette Koven on August 5, 2012 at 5:27

I do love mid 1960s fashion. For example the disposable paper dress. Seriously, you would iron the dress to clean and cut the hemline to the length you would most be happy with.

Created in the spring of 1966 by the Scott Paper Company, two innovative paper dresses were introduced as premiums to promote its new line of "Color Explosion" paper products. One was a black and white pop art pattern, the other a red orange, yellow, and black paisley pattern. The paper dress was an instant success with other companies jumping on board producing not only dresses but Indian saris, bikinis and I have even seen mens underwear. Hundreds of thousands of garments were sold between the 1966 - 1968.  The dress is really comfortable to wear. There are a lovely hostess dresses, designed to co-ordinate with their party paper accessories such as napkins, tablecloths and plates.  By 1970 the paper dress was out of favour with the growing number of  enviromentally conscious people and a culture with a dislike for the commercial business orientated fashions.