A Paper cloth exhibition was held at the Hegyvidék Gallerias, each of the garments revealing its innovativeness in their own way.
Students from the Textiles faculty of the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design Budapest made outfits aiming to emerge and reflect their creativity and individual perspectives.
Paricipants researched, analyzed and graphically mapped out the textile patterns and forms used by choosing a nation and then created the costume of that nation out of paper.
Students had the freedom to use everyday objects, even food items to decorate the paper garments.
Sewing, knitting, weaving, embroidering, painting, printing, shredding, layering and folding could be done to create the outfit but were prohibited to use glue.
Students prepared sultana and shell-decorated Thai dress to the elaborate Japanese samurai costume made from silver paper and cloth hooks.
By staining paper with soaked tea bags, the effect of goat leather on one Hungarian folk costume was realistically accomplished.
Fixing cheese biscuits and lentils a perfect decoration of a beautiful Afghan garment was primed.