Mannequins Dressed in Paper: Marie Antoinette

Clampitt Paper, one of Southwest's most complete paper merchant, wanted to create an advertising campaign for their products, but wanted to use a different medium other than print and television advertising. That was when the idea of making dresses from paper and using mannequins to show them off was submitted to the company. [more]

Mannequins Dressed in Paper: Venice Carnival

The second mannequin in Clampitt Paper's campaign was inspired by the Venice Carnival wherein party-goers in costume and masks wander around the canals and winding streets of Venice in the north of Italy. [more]

Mannequins Dressed in Paper: The Bride

The third mannequin in Clampitt Paper's campaign was inspired by the wedding bride wearing an above-the-knee wedding dress and veil, plus the bridal bouquet. And though it is only a "paper bride" most of the customs were followed, like the rhyme, Something old, something new; Something borrowed, something blue; And a silver sixpence in your shoe. [more]

Mannequins Dressed in Paper: Flower Child

The fourth mannequin in Clampitt Paper's campaign was inspired by the flower children of the turbulent 1960s and early 1970s, when the hippie generation dominated the youth subculture. [more]

Mannequins Dressed in Paper: Roaring Twenties

The fifth and last mannequin in Clampitt Paper's campaign was inspired by the 1920s, another time in U.S. history characterized by a lot of changes in our culture. [more]