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Title:	Generation Paper: A Fashion Phenom of the 1960s
Date:	3/18/2023 - 8/27/2023
Address:	Museum of Arts and Design, 2 Columbus Cir, New York, NY 10019
Location:	New York, NY
Hours:	10:00am - 6:00pm
Cost/Cover:	free - $18
Web Page:	https://madmuseum.org/exhibition/generation-paper
Contact Info:	212.299.7777

Details:

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.