Exhibition at Royal Copenhagen, Amager Torv for the Cultural Night on 8. October 2004 - A collaboration between Annette Meyer and Royal Copenhagen.

Flora Danica Dresses are two genuine copies of historical dresses from the nineteenth century made out of paper, with prints of the beautiful Flora Danica service motifs.

The dresses represent a decade from early industrialization in 1800 with the corset, crinoline and bustle, originating from the same decade as the famous and beautiful Flora Danica service.

In order to make the paper suitable for clothing so-called "crumble parties" took place where several workers from Royal Copenhagen rubbed the necessary 200 meters of paper between their fingers. By crumbling the paper material the contrast emerges between the rustic language of the paper and the delicacy of the porcelain.

The actual construction of the outfits are created from historic cutting forms and methods. The objects of clothing are draped, cut and tailored so they are as close to the originals, as if the paper material was in fact silk or brocade.

During the exhibition a video installation showed silent images in slow motion, illustrating the preparation of the 200 meter of paper material when making it suitable for the creation of the the two historical dresses.