A $2,012 toilet paper wedding dress gives new meaning to ‘cheap and chic’
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A wedding can be the most expensive soiree you’ll ever throw. There’s the caterer, the flowers, a band and, of course, the dress. But what if you decided to do away with all the embroidery, lace and taffeta for a dress material that was, say, a little more economical? How about a gown made of plain white toilet paper?
That’s the idea behind Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com‘s eighth toilet paper wedding dress contest. The site asked people to use nothing more than Charmin toilet paper (one of the contest’s sponsors), tape, glue and/or needle and thread to make a wedding dress, then submit pictures. The submissions were judged on creativity, originality, beauty and the use of toilet paper.
The winning design came from Susan Brennan, a 26-year-old aspiring artist and designer from Orchard Lake, Mich. Brennan used 10 rolls of Charmin toilet paper to make her Bohemian Cupcake dress. She won the grand prize of $2,012 for this year’s entry. Brennan was also the 2011 grand prize winner.
A second-place prize of $1,000 went to Katrina Chalifoux, a 50-year-old electronics technician and mechanic from Knoxville, Tenn. Chalifoux used 28 double rolls of Charmin to make her dress. She is a three-time contestant and the 2008 grand prize winner.
A third-place prize of $500 went to first-time contestant Jennifer Henry, a 31-year-old alternative material designer and stylist from Las Vegas, Nev. Henry used 36 rolls of Charmin and no needle or thread. Instead she used packing tap and double-stick tape to keep her dress together.
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-- Jenn Harris
Katrina Chalifoux’s entry and Jennifer Henry’s submission. Credit: Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com
