1968 ca. Label: "Waste Basket Boutique" by Mars of Ashville, N.C. Size: 8 -10. Paper suits were a short-lived fashion that lasted from 1966 to 1968. The Scott Paper Company introduced the first paper suit in 1966 as a promotional item and sold around 500,000 suits. The success of these dresses was so phenomenal that many other companies started producing them. Disposable gowns were available in four sizes, and changes and repairs were done with clear tape. The hem could be adjusted simply with a pair of scissors. Symbol of the throwaway culture of the 1960s, paper clothes were marketed for mass consumption and were available in numerous designs and prints. In 1967, department stores such as I. Magnin & amp; Co, Lord & amp; Taylor and Altman's sold them. Many dresses were printed with geometric and abstract patterns inspired by the movements of Op art, conceptual art and Pop art. Paper dresses unified art and fashion and became part of the developing popular culture of the 1960s. This A-line dress is constructed with four layers of very thin fabric-like paper, pressure-bonded. All paper clothes were treated with fire resistant chemicals and did not have to be dry cleaned or washed, which would have made them flammable. Paper suits from the late 1960s were disposable, often used for political campaigns, advertising, and other commercial uses. Small defects.