15-Year-Old Designer Creates Wedding Dress from Divorce Papers
- 11 years ago
A 15-year-old designer created a wedding dress from divorce papers.
Wedding dresses are usually crafted from indulgently soft, beautiful materials.
One young designer, 15-year-old Demi Barnes opted to create one billowing, seemingly fluffy wedding garment out of 1,500 divorce papers.
Serving as a symbolic piece to young women and celebrities who rush to the alter and just as abruptly back out of the commitment, the sardonic dress packs a big punch. Using the internet, Barnes downloaded divorce forms, printed them and filled them out.
She then tediously photocopied the documents. Folding, cutting and intricately crafting the paperwork, she created a masterpiece for a dress, comprised of a corset-like bodice and puffed skirt, taking a total of about 10 hours to complete.
Last year, an art show at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC had a similar theme, addressing marriage ideals. A bride married and divorced 7 different suitors in an attempt to challenge established views of marriage, showcasing how disposable those vows can be in today’s world.
Wedding dresses are usually crafted from indulgently soft, beautiful materials.
One young designer, 15-year-old Demi Barnes opted to create one billowing, seemingly fluffy wedding garment out of 1,500 divorce papers.
Serving as a symbolic piece to young women and celebrities who rush to the alter and just as abruptly back out of the commitment, the sardonic dress packs a big punch. Using the internet, Barnes downloaded divorce forms, printed them and filled them out.
She then tediously photocopied the documents. Folding, cutting and intricately crafting the paperwork, she created a masterpiece for a dress, comprised of a corset-like bodice and puffed skirt, taking a total of about 10 hours to complete.
Last year, an art show at The Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington DC had a similar theme, addressing marriage ideals. A bride married and divorced 7 different suitors in an attempt to challenge established views of marriage, showcasing how disposable those vows can be in today’s world.