This jaggedly textured gown was a China fashion week highlight this month, combining not only shades that evoke images of China's beloved panda bear, but also hint at influence from Japanese origami.
When we first reported on origami-inspired fashion, we didn't really think the trend would go anywhere... but it certainly has. The Japanese paper-folding craft has inspired designers from North America to China.
The slideshow below shows a range of fascinating origami-inspired products, while the gallery above shows pieces from China Fashion Week.
32 Origami Inspired Designs
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Pornographic Origami
Crafts and Sex
31
Folding Flat-Pack Footwear
EIN/Tritt Origami Shoes
30
Origami Inspired Fashion
Papercraft Spring Collections
29
Pornogami (FOLLOW-UP)
Pornographic Origami Instruction Book
28
Shoes That Look Like Origami
By Designer Marloes ten Bhomer
27
Origami Print Fashion
Basso and Brooke Spring 2009
26
Origami TV Remote Control
Bringing Simplicity back
25
Folded Money Sculptures
Origami Currency Creations
24
Origami Art
Hardcore Paper Airplanes
23
Star Wars Origami
22
Turn Your Gum Into Origami Art
Gum Flower
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Extreme Origami
Is Paper Folding A Sport?
20
Origami Exo Homes
Foldable Bamboo Green Huts
19
Origami Furniture
F1 Folding Chairs and F2 Table by Nils Frederking
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Leather Origami Animals
Looksur Nursery Sculptures
17
Origami Bags
Chloe Leather Alligator Fold Clutch
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Origami Necklaces
Cindy Ng Jewelry
15
Origami Ads
Maone Bank Origami Money
14
Artistic Eco Tableware
Origami Crockery
13
Origami Lamps
The Folding Lamp
12
Paper Sculpting
Pierre Vanni's Western Origami
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Origami-Inspired Drawings
The Delaunay Raster
10
Origami Architecture
9
Sci-Fi Dollar Bill Origami
Spacecrafts from Folded Currency
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Space Origami
Astronauts Fly Paper Plane From Space
7
Political Origami
Craft Your Own George Bush
6
Artistic Tableware II
Origami Spoon
5
Electric Origami
LED Foldie
4
Origami-Inspired Furniture
The Folder Chair
3
Origami-Inspired Dishware
Silver-Plated Paper Boats
2
Origami Boat
Folds to the Size of a Windsurf Board
1
DIY Stop Motion Video
Origami Movie
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