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Girls at fashion camp design, model

Published 07/02/09

Just in case it should ever come up, let it be known that two-ply quilted toilet paper can double as dress material. None of that single-ply, flimsy stuff will do when it comes to high fashion.

Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital Instructor Amy Brunner, right, checks out the toilet paper dress made by Maddie Robinson, left, and Ashley Poling, both 11, and modeled by Elizabeth Gerhart, 10, at Project Funway camp earlier this week. 15 campers had 10 minutes to turn a roll of toilet paper and tape into a dress. It was just one of many challenges during the weeklong camp held at the Big Vanilla Athletic Club in Arnold.
Amy Brunner runs the Project Funway Camp, which is based on the hit TV show Project Runway. At this fun-centered camp, kids design and model their own clothes. See related story.
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The girls at Amy Brunner's Project Funway summer camp know this firsthand.

Earlier this week, they had 10 minutes to transform a roll of toilet paper and tape into a dress. Although three of the five "finished" garments started to unravel when they were modeled for the group, the results were impressive given the time constraints and the material.

"Oh, my God! It looks so good for toilet paper!" shouted...

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