What a mesmerizing show this was! I was lucky to catch Belgian artist, Isabelle de Borchgrave's exhibition in San Francisco's Legion of Honor. Isabelle works entirely with PAPER - yes PAPER. Exquisite, textural and historical costumes manipulated from paper in many ways imaginable... pleating, crumpling, braiding, twisting, painting...

Over 15 years she has created original works of art "Papiers à la Mode” spanning 300 years of fashion from Elizabeth I to Coco Chanel.

In particular, I was amazed by her imaginative use of corrugated cardboard-sections transformed into a lacy Elizabethan collar.

Photo: René Stoeltie