Oh sure. Models can strut around in silk and polyester on some Parisian runway. But it takes real talent to pull it off in paper. The 4th Annual ADCD Paper Couture Show again didn’t disappoint as teams of Colorado’s most up-and-coming designers sliced and diced paper to create dazzling dresses out of this intriguing materials. Attendance was at an all-time high at the DC Lounge for this fundraising event (all proceeds going to the Downtown Center for the Visual Arts), and saw tight, tight competition. In fact, first place and third place were only separated by a mere four points.
Here are your 2008 winners:
First Place went to Five Green Boxes. Designers Charlotte Elich, Carrie Vadas, Rachele Elich and Carlen Vadas teamed up to create “Printemp”, an inspiration concocted by Springtime and the Astro Bright line of paper sponsored by XPEDX. Jennifer Carpenter modeled.
Second Place was given to EDAW with Vaike Hass, JanMarie Locket, Kathy Kambic, Allison Graham, Desnise Anderson piloting four outfits that span the history of the profession of urban planning and landscape architecture. Kathy Kambic and Clay Phellan modeled. XPDEX sponsored
Third Place was awarded to Sew News and the collective brainchild of Beth Bradleym Ann Hardell, Amy Stalp, Ellen March, and Colleen Skells. Inspired by haute couture, the sophisticated yet fantastic colors of Alice in Wonderland, and Cecil Beaton’s costume design in My Fair Lady, this dress was sponsored by XPDEX and modeled by Corine Emory.
Really, though, and in the risk of coming off corny, everyone was a winner as these dresses were sold at auction to go to charity. A big thanks to Scott Lary and his troops for pulling off another highly-talked about show.
How talked-about? Well, see the news feed for yourself:
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