We have finally reached the third and final section of the wonderful Paper book, and I have to confess that it's my favourite... Paper Fashion. Yes, I am a closet paper doll hoarder and I get the feeling I'm not alone in this particular fascination...
Michael Cepress is an artist intensely interested in the male wardrobe. He was commissioned by the Greek cultural organisation ATOPOS to create fashion from paper for the 2006 exhibition, RRRIPP! Paper Fashion. These fabulous pieces, in a series entitled Collars for the Modern Gentleman, are the result. Made from Yellow Pages directories they explore his fascination with fashion's relationship to gender and popular culture. What I love about his pieces is that he focuses on fashion as art and his use of paper to create these collars seems to emphasize that link. Already nominated for awards and exhibitions along side fashion greats such as John Galliano, Issey Miyake and Hussein Chalayan, he seems to have succeeded in this quest. You can check out Cepress' collections on his website here and view his blog here.
