As one of the world’s largest Barbie collectors, Jian Yang always brings a doll with him on his travels. But something happened in Sri Lanka in May 2017 – he made his first doll dress out of toilet paper. He has not stopped since, and every night at every hotel he stayed in, a paper couture creation would be made.

“Each dress was carefully photographed, and immortalised on Instagram via the hashtag #havetissuewilltravel. And because there was usually only one doll with me on an average four-day trip, the couture confection would literally get flushed down the toilet to make way for the next.”

Since then, Jian, as well as #havetissuewilltravel, has been to over 20 cities in 11 countries. In two short years, his stunning handiworks have been discovered, and extensively featured in publications from Vogue to Buzzfeed, and in blogs, broadsheets and tabloids. They’ve been discussed in countries around the world and images of them continue to circulate the Internet appealing to parents, children, collectors and fashionistas alike.

Jian Yang currently works as the Communications Strategy Director of an international communications agency. Outside of work, Jian lives on Instagram @jianyang1979, where he is lovingly dubbed the “Toy Boy of the internet”.

Jian has made headlines as the world’s largest male Barbie doll collector. His love for dolls started when he was a teen journalist for a Singaporean tabloid in 1997. Today, his extensive collection has earned him a place in the Asia Book of Records for the largest Barbie collection in Asia.

Recently, he was thrust back into the limelight when the fashion press picked up on his #havetissuewilltravel hashtag which essentially showcases on social media doll fashion made out of hotel-room toilet paper. The creations serve both as a fashion journal for his 12-inch muse, as well as a travel journal for Jian.

Each fashion is made, photographed, shared online and then flushed down the toilet to make way for new creations the next day. The Flushable Fashions in this book no longer exist but Jian is committed to creating more as he continues to globetrot. This is his first book, which he hopes will help the world rediscover the power of play.