The 14 outfits each represent a decade from early industrialization in 1800 with the corset and crinoline over the uniforms of the inter-war period, Dior's New Look, and Twiggy to the current fragmented expression in Fashion.
The objects of clothing move across borders and each object is a product of change seen first in the upper middle class, where the surplus for Fashion was greatest and later in the sub-cultures where Fashion and identity are closely intertwined. As a whole, the 14 outfits reproduce two centuries of creative and expressive force.

The 14 outfits are all made out of paper material with printing of porcelain service motifs from Europe. In order to make the paper suitable for clothing so-called crumble parties where 70 people will rub the necessary 650 square metre of paper between their fingers. The social situation as well as the physical crumbling adds a personal story to the otherwise industrial material. The ensuing craftsmanship creates additional contrast to the industrial origin of the material.

By crumbling the paper material the contrast emerges between the rustic language of the paper and the delicacy of the porcelain. At the same time there will be focused on the craftsmanship at both the porcelain and the clothing objects. The actual construction of the outfits will be created from historic cutting forms and methods. The objects of clothing will be draped, cut and tailored so they are as close to the originals, as if the paper was in fact silk or brocade.

The clothing objects will be presented on mannequin dolls. The space will be filled with a sound scape, expressing the fusion of history and today. This will be created by a Norwegian saxophonist who plays Romanticist pieces which will be recomposed by a Japanese composer. An American photographer will makes 10 Lenticular pictures with portraits of people working the packaging material during the crumble parties.

In connection with the exhibition, a catalogue will be published.