A budding young fashion designer has showcased a dress made from Telegraph & Argus newspapers at a West Yorkshire show.
The striking dress was designed by Cleckheaton fashion designer Hollie Lesley Haughin.
Miss Haughin, 25, works as a seamstress at Burberry and studied fashion design at Northumbria University.
She is also chief executive of West Yorkshire Fashion Week.
The dress, and other items pictured, were modelled as part of the event’s first sustainable fashion show which took place at Gomersal Park Hotel on the evening of Saturday October, 3.
All of the items were made using T&A newspapers.
Miss Haughin said: "The dress represents the message behind West Yorkshire Fashion Week’s first Sustainable Fashion Show – that fashion can be creative, innovative and exciting while also finding new uses for materials that may otherwise go to waste."
Hollie Haughin from Cleckheaton, who works at Burberry, founded West Yorkshire Fashion Week
All of the items were made using T&A newspapers.
How did the dress come together?
She began by creating the structure of the dress, making a corset and skirt as the base.
The West Yorkshire creative then carefully sewed and pleated the newspaper, transforming the pages into a jaw-dropping dress.
Miss Haughin also made an umbrella and bag - also using papers.
All of the items were made using T&A newspapers.
Newspaper dresses through history
While it may sound radical, making a garment from old papers is actually nothing new.
One of the most famous newspaper-inspired dresses in fashion history is the iconic newspaper-print gown designed by John Galliano for Christian Dior's Spring/Summer 2000 collection, which gained worldwide recognition after being worn by Sarah Jessica Parker's character Carrie Bradshaw in Sex and the City.
Newspaper-themed fashion dates back even further, with designer Elsa Schiaparelli creating newspaper-print garments in the 1930s.
The 1960s also saw a craze for dresses made from paper, including the famous Campbell's "Souper Dress", while modern stars such as Lady Gaga have continued to popularise newspaper and paper-inspired fashion on the world stage.
Fancy getting into fashion?
Miss Haughin has offered some advice to anyone wanting to get into the design industry.
She admits that the fashion industry can be "challenging", but asserts that if you’re passionate about it and "keep going", you can make headway.
She added: “Don’t be afraid to start small. Believe in yourself, take every opportunity you can, build your experience and don’t let rejection stop you.
"Your journey doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s - create your own path.
"Dream big. Start somewhere. Keep going."
West Yorkshire Fashion Week’s main event takes place on Saturday, October 17, at Gomersal Park Hotel and will feature 20 designers from across the region.
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