The Jum Nakao paper dresses are an interesting and creative use of paper that were created for the MoMu fashion exhibit in Antwerp that saw the models ripping the ornate and delicate dresses off of themselves at the end of the show.
The Jum Nakao paper dresses must have taken countless hours to create and are truly a piece of wearable art; it's unfortunate, though, that they were destroyed at the end of the exhibit.
Once-Wooden Dresses
These Jum Nakao Paper Dresses Scream Avant-Garde
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