Generation Paper: A FASHION PHENOM OF THE 1960S
museum of arts and design
Jerome and Simona Chazen Building, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019
https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/generation-paperPrice
Free with museum admission
Event Dates
Mar 24, 2023
Mar 31, 2023
Apr 07, 2023
Apr 14, 2023
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Apr 28, 2023
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Jul 07, 2023
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Aug 04, 2023
Aug 11, 2023
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When
On display through August 27, 2023
Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s explores the era’s short-lived phenomenon of paper fashion through more than 60 rare garments and accessories crafted from non-woven textiles. These fashions, introduced in 1966 as a promotional campaign for Scott Paper Company, combined bold, graphic design with space-age innovations in materials. Sporting patterns inspired by pop art, op art, anti-war “flower power,” and more, paper fashion's iconic silhouettes and styles—from A-line mini dresses to bikinis—became daring demonstrations of the durability and design potential of the era’s newly developed paper-like fibers, such as rayon (a cellulose fiber), polyester, and other synthetic blends. Surfacing a little-known chapter in the history of design, Generation Paper illuminates the creative partnerships of craft and commerce in the development of semi-synthetic and synthetic materials.