The Strode College Cardboard Couture 2012 collection is as impressive as previous years. The latest crop of United Kingdom art and design students showed off their skill and imagination with the fun project. Duncan Cameron, Strode College's Sculpture Teacher, reveals, "We always kick off the year with a project to warm up the students' creativity after the summer holidays and to get them working together."
From a Bird of Paradise and Corpse Bride to a Shakespearian Axeman and Trojan Fish, the Strode College Cardboard Couture 2012 collection certainly shows a great deal of creativity and thought, not to mention expert execution. Working with what they had, the students created delightful costumes fit for any school production.
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The Strode College Cardboard Couture 2012 Shows Creativity and Skill
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