Collection item
WORLD 21st century origami dress, 1995
WORLD increased its exposure to mainstream New Zealand when they won the Avant-Garde section of the 1995 Benson & Hedges Fashion Design Awards. The winning design, '21st century origami dress', was a dramatic yet simple garment cut from two pieces of card. Watch a Newsnight interview with Francis Hooper and Denise L'Estrange-Corbet following their win in the avant-garde section of the 1995 Benson & Hedges Fashion Awards.
Details
Copyright:
All Rights Reserved, Image © WORLD
Designer:
Dame Denise L'Estrange-Corbet and Francis Hooper
Manufacturing location:
Auckland
Garment type:
Evening dress
Material:
Cardboard, natural raffia
Colour:
Black, white
Label:
WORLD
Date:
1995
