Fashion: Real Live Paper Dolls

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The potential for paper seems almost limitless. West Coast Designer Judith Brewer claims that her Kaycel clothes (specially coated to retain fire resistance) can be washed and ironed as many as 20 times, looks forward to knit and stretch paper for stockings, lingerie and ski pants. Mars Manufacturing is already testing paper golf slacks and underwear, sees the greatest promise in industrial clothing such as lab coats and coveralls. Inman Cook, who is preparing to open a store called Paperworks in Manhattan, thinks home furnishings are the likeliest area, plans to offer paper curtains, drapes and sheets. Sterling Paper believes in paper resort wear, the idea being that vacationers could buy paper clothes at the hotel when they arrive, throw them away when they depart, thus eliminating packing and carrying heavy luggage. It is also testing a man's $12 suit.