Recycleable fashion by Orange Magister, Spidere, Eccoglyph
June 16th, 2008 8:59 PM
It seemed only fitting to make a match for it: a formal suit made from newspaper.
Enjoy the picture barrage!
For the Praxis!
A close-in shot for the praxis thumbnail.
Supplies
Old copies of The New York Times and USA Today, as well as SF Weekly. Plus patterns, measuring tape, scissors, and plenty of duct tape and staples. Oh, and tea. Mustn't forget tea.
Assembling 'fabric'
In order to have 'cloth' big enough to cut pieces from, we needed to attach sheets together. I like Eccoglyph's reflection in the window.
Pants pieces
This is just to prove that it was assembled properly. I have more entertaining commentary later.
Jacket pieces
See previous comment. Also, there were a lot of pieces. We were all grateful for Eccoglyph's experience. And her macaroons.
Weaving
A colorful collection of woven weather maps from USA Today. It's not the standard fabric choice, but i think it makes the right statement.
Bow tie
The statement is: this makes a colorful bow tie!
Bow Tie detail
Perhaps the statement is: tropical storms make great accessories.
Eccoglyph with bow tie
The statement here is: I have your bow tie, ha ha ha!
Constructing the coat
It's actually a tails suit. And yes, Eccoglyph is wearing a samurai hat made out of newspaper. It wasn't quite clear how to construct a hat for the suit, though it was clear that we needed one.
Top Hat
This is actually Hat v.3.0, following the paper-consuming but very educational early models, improvements were made. Note the accented detail of the Iron Maiden/REM mascot competition.
Securing Pants
Duct tape was used to reinforce the seams and structure, so that the pants could hold up to some wear. Because it's a suit--it has to /fit/.
Jacket Making
Inverting the sleeves was a nerve-wracking process, worried about shredding and having to start the jacket over again. But we made it through with two intact sleeves, and only minor repairs required.
pants pieces
It also took us two tries before we attached the pants pieces correctly.
Pants!
Shoes as well. Let's not dwell on the shoes. Shoes are hard.
Putting on the shirt
Newspaper is a delicate fabric. Assistance was necessary.
High Fashion
But it's not just style; they're terribly comfortable. I think everyone will be wearing them in the future.
motion blur
Don't walk, RUN to your local dealer and DEMAND SF0 brand clothes!
Bow tie ready to go
I am temporarily at a lack for witty comments. So just admire the bow tie and its colorful nature.
Dapper!
Yes indeed.
Senators should always dress this well.
The Casual Collection
Yes, the well-dressed country newspaper gentleman is always ready for a relaxed stroll.
Jacket go!
It was really quite an impressive feat of engineering, in the end.
Shoes
Man. Those are some quality shoes. (I must confess, I had some trouble making the shoes.)
Suited
We were all kind of amazed as it actually came together.
Ready for my closeup
They say the clothes make the man. I've always tried to be well-read.
Pride
The suit is functional as well--if I get bored, there's always something to read readily available.
Jacket back
It looks good. Clearly, it's time for a little fashion shoot.
Ready for the SF0 Prom!
I'm so excited! All these pictures being taken! Even my crooked bow tie doesn't bother me!
Someone fixed the bow tie
Thanks, Eccoglyph!
Love the Hat
Fear the Hat!
Clothing Shop model
That's right, gents--make sure to look for it this Fall! And make sure to check for the authentic SF0 logo--that's how you know it's quality.
With cane and hat
If you look closely, you can see that we reserved the New York Times front page to make the cane.
Flashy
Nice colors, eh?
Corsage
What gentleman would come to the SF0 Prom without a corsage? Or possibly a boutonniere, depending on whether he's going stag.
Flower
Yes, the flower is made out of newspaper.
The full view
Hat, coat, shirt, bow tie, pants, cane...and shoes which weren't completely cropped out of the picture. Just imagine it without the shoes. Or perhaps just with better shoes.
Hat and bow tie detail
Because nothing says 'SF0' like REM and Iron Maiden on an H&M model's body. Unless it's that same thing on a top hat made out of newspaper.
Pants and cane detail.
Hey--hey, my eyes are up here. Thanks.
Reading the paper
It feels almost like cannibalism...
Full Spread
Of the /newspaper/. I know this is recycleable fashion, but really, get your mind out of the gutter.
Have a Flower
You know you want one.
Flower detail
There's a lot of color in the paper these days. It was a flower opportunity we couldn't pass up.
Sitting, with cane and flower
The suit allows a variety of motion. Why, one could dance in this suit!
Contentment
The contentment of a well-fit suit.
Put away
It's now sitting in my closet, ready for when it's needed.
46 vote(s)
- Darkaardvark
- Tøm
- JJason Recognition
- Myrna Minx
- Jellybean of Thark
- Lincøln
- The Artful Dodger
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- star5
- Peter Garnett
- anna one
- Not Here No More
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- H L
- GYØ Ben
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- Evil Sugar
- Flitworth
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- Julian Muffinbot
- Adam
- done
- Optical Dave
- teh Lolbrarian
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- Ben Yamiin
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- rongo rongo
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- JTony Loves Brains
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JJason,
It could be worse--you could have just finished your praxis, or just finished preparing for it, and then had someone else blow it out of the water. :) That's happened to me before.
Still, I'm glad to encourage you to come up with something completely different--I find you're generally pretty good at that.
Finally: I've asked the Orange magister to make some notes on the hat, and he should have some soon. :)
(From the Orange Magister)
1) Find a hat that fits on your head.
2) Trace the inner rim (the part that touches your head) onto a sheet of newspaper.
If the hat has a brim (such that the outer edge of the hat is not the same as the inner rim), then this will require some dexterity and/or pins, since you will be tracing on the hat itself instead of onto a hard surface.
3) Cut out the disk of newspaper inside the round shape you've drawn. Save this disk-shaped piece (call it "disk A") for later. What remains will become the brim, and it's supposed to fit your head. If you can't cut out disk A without damaging it, use the brim to trace and cut out a new disk on another sheet of newspaper.
4) Draw an outer brim around the inner brim, making it as wide or narrow as you want. Cut around the outer brim so that you have a ring-shaped piece of newspaper. (Call it "ring B")
5) Measure the distance D around the inner rim of ring B. You can do this with a floppy measuring tape or a piece of newspaper.
6) Cut out a rectangle of newspaper ("C") such that one edge is of length D. The other edge will be the height H of the hat, you can make it as tall or short as you want. (Actually you should make the height H a bit longer than you want, so you can make tabs, see below.) Select rectangle C carefully, since the material printed on it will be the most visible part of your hat.
7) Curl the newspaper sheet C into a cylinder, taping the sides of length H together, so that the circumference of the circular edge of the cylinder is D. Make sure cylinder C fits snugly through the hole in ring B. You may want to make the cylinder slightly smaller than D to ensure that it fits.
8) Cut slits, every half inch or so, into both ends of the cylinder. This creates tabs that can be folded. The tabs should perhaps be an inch long.
9) Fold the tabs inward at the end that will become the top of the hat. Turn the cylinder upside-down (so that these tabs are at the bottom) and place it on disk A. Reach inside the cylinder to tape the tabs to disk A. While you are taping one tab, lift its neighbors up, so that you can get closer to the base of the tab with your tape.
10) Optionally: using clear tape, tape disk A to the cylinder on the outside of the hat. (You have already taped it on the inside.)
11) Put the cylinder through the hole in ring B. Tape the bottom tabs of the cylinder to the bottom of ring B.
An alternative method is to make the tabs on disk A instead of on the top of cylinder C. This is how we actually did it, if I recally correctly. It allows you to avoid putting tape on the outside of the hat, but it makes the taping operation much trickier and will require multiple people.
you look sexAAAAAAAAAyyyyy!
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p.s. nice work on the complimentary praxes.
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rongo rongo makes plastic look good.
(Thank you.)
Ritzy, y'all. Good work.
Lookin' very snazzy, Senator.
That's well made, a damn fine suit if i do say so myself.
I can see the headlines now, (lame pun so intended), "ONE MANS GARBAGE, ANOTHER MANS FASHION"
Also, I'd like to point something out here...
What gentleman would come to the SF0 Prom without a corsage? Or possibly a boutonniere, depending on whether he's going stag.
What gentleman would come to the SF0 Prom without a corsage?
SF0 Prom
That seems like a wonderful idea to me.
Could you ask entire teams to the PrØm?
Can you fit the entire team in one dress?
Quick, how many plastic bags do they have in Great Yarmouth!?
Me too! That bow tie is the bee's knees.
i like the lapels, and how they look like sort of semi-satiny like lapels on other tuxedos. but, wait, my favorite picture is probably of it hanging in your closet.
Wow. Looks spiffy, but I'm even more impressed that you can actually move around wearing it!
The tropical storm bow tie is delightful.
(I would suggest that we get together sometime with the outfits, but unfortunately my effort is not structural enough for public use)
:) I'd be delighted to take some pictures with my inspiration.
Sweet-good-god-diggity-damn. There are so many great things about this. The bowtie alone is worth a vote. Not to mention the cane, the hat, the lapels. And after all of that, the man complains about poorly constructed shoes! Such modesty! Such grace! Such vote!
The suit is immaculate, and the BOW TIE!!! I'm just so impressed by the effort and thought that went into this one.
I was gonna make a top hat out of newspaper. You know, someday. But now you've gone and blown it out of the water and I'll have to come up with something totally different to avoid admitting my deep and total inferiority.
Seriously though, can we get any additional info about that hat? I'd like to make me one of those.
Other Thoughts: I tried to make shoes out of newspaper once. It didn't work out for me either.