Paper clothing
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Oct 9, 2026
O.K. SolbergHOST
So, so, my dear wife Thea said to me, hey, you did an episode about what happened in 1967.
O.K. SolbergHOST
Sometime you should do an episode about the paper dress.
O.K. SolbergHOST
Do you remember those, guys? Oh, yes, I do remember that craze.
O.K. SolbergHOST
Dear Thea, in 1967, was over in California, and her friend's sister told her all about a paper dress when it was happening.
O.K. SolbergHOST
Let's look into that today, and I'll call it the day paper became fashion.
O.K. SolbergHOST
In 1966, the Scott Paper Company had an idea.
O.K. SolbergHOST
The company was promoting a new paper-based material called DuraWeave, and the dress was supposed to be a novelty production.
O.K. SolbergHOST
So Scott advertised a simple sleeveless dress.
Simple JoeHOST
When I discovered this was a real thing, this was hilarious to me.
Simple JoeHOST
Disposable paper clothing.
Simple JoeHOST
For a very brief period in the 1960s, paper clothing was a genuine fashion craze.
Simple JoeHOST
Scott Paper ran a promotion offering disposable paper dresses, and more than 500,000 were ordered and shipped.
Simple JoeHOST
Soon, there were paper dresses, wedding gowns, bathing suits.
Simple JoeHOST
I wonder how well this held up.
Simple JoeHOST
I think this is a cool idea [laughs] and an uncomfortable idea.
Simple JoeHOST
So that's number three, disposable paper clothing.