Twenty-two haute couture dresses are on display at a Vancouver mall as part of a Langara College design program. But you won91裸聊视频檛 find any silks, velvet or tulle.

Instead, students in the college91裸聊视频檚 design formation program were assigned to re-create haute couture gowns out of different forms of paper, such as coffee filters, paper bags, tissue paper, and cupcake liners. And of course, plenty of tape.

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The two-year program focuses on the design process and preparing students for fields such as visual merchandising, graphic design and interior design.

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This is the fifth year the program has displayed their paper couture exhibition. It will be on display at the East Galleria of Oakridge Centre in Vancouver until March 27.