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Fashioned from Paper, January-July 2019

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A fashion show unlike any other. Exquisite wearable garments made entirely from paper, and created by kids.

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Three ten year old Kingston students led a six-month project to celebrate paper and fashion, culminating in a catwalk show live at the Rose Theatre, for the International Youth Arts Festival 2019. The Year 5 students spent half a year planning, researching and designing fashion from paper, and culminated in creating 10 wearable garments. The empowered students made sketchbooks, held a 'making day', wrote a speech, explored every paper fold, choose music for the catwalk and modelled at the Rose Theatre. This project caught the attention of BBC 1 and led to a feature on Sunday Morning Live in July 2019, about the power of art for mental health.

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Stage set design by Helen Coyston. Photography and film by Hayley Bray.

Video (1 minute highlights)

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