Fashion pages make headlines as Irish Examiner dress impresses

A spectacular flower-strewn origami gown and matching headpiece made from recycled pages of the Irish Examiner has powered into the finals of a prestigious national fashion contest.

The eye-catching cream, black, and peach dress features a multi-layered circle-skirt formed from hundreds of folded pages from the newspaper.

The intricately patterned top layer of the skirt is scattered with hundreds of hand-folded flowers made from newsprint and wallpaper, and sits on a hand-made frame constructed of willow and tissue paper, stretched over hula hoops.