Cheap Chic: Winners from the 2012 Toilet Paper Wedding Dress Contest
Armed with nothing more than some TP, tape and some needle and thread, these designers turned grocery-store staples into glam
Taffeta … tulle … and toilet paper?
Sure, it’s far from the likeliest material for constructing a wedding dress, but it can be done - and done well.
Just ask Susan Brennan, a 26-year-old artist and designer from Orchard Lake, Mich., who won Cheap-Chic-Weddings.com’s eighth annual Toilet Paper Wedding Dress contest, in which designer/crafters use nothing more than (contest sponsor) Charmin toilet paper, tape, glue and/or needle and thread to construct a full-on wedding dress.
Brennan, who also won the contest last year, used 10 rolls of Charmin toilet paper to construct her winning “Bohemian Cupcake” dress. She took home $2,012 for winning this year’s contest.
Katrina Chalifoux, a 50-year-old electronics technician and mechanic from Knoxville, Tenn., used 28 rolls of TP to create her second-place gown. Chalifoux won the contest in 2008, collected a $1,000 prize.
Jennifer Henry, a 31-year-old designer and stylist from Las Vegas and first-time contestant, took the $500 third prize for her dress, which was made up of 36 rolls of Charmin and used only packing tape and double-sided tape, no needle and thread, to construct her dress.