WHAT'S ON IN FASHION?

This fashion section was inspired by 5 year old Olivia Bouchard who wanted to make her own clothes her small stuffed animals. By drawing, colouring and cutting dress shapes from a plain piece of paper - she was able to plan her own high fashion designs and attach these using an elastic bands as the "belt" around the stuffed teddy.

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Other options are also easily made from recyclable and simple materials.

This enchanting floor length gown was cut from the top of an old sock. It's gathered up at the waist with a snip of ribbon.

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DKNY? Guess again! For this number, cut a head hole in the centre of a facial tissue, and draw your own pattern with markers and add a yarn belt. There you go, another designer original. Best of all, when the dress gets shabby, you can blow your nose

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