Dress #037: Regency dress in green filigree. 2015 Penguin This hand-stitched paper 1920s dress

This hand-stitched paper 1920s dress is made from wine and gold chiyogami (Japanese paper) chosen to echo the Bordeaux wool of the original The design is based on an afternoon dress from Berthe Hermance

at the time he was working with neoclassical silhouettes designed for a slim

a British dress from 1834-1836

Glass beads stand in for the pearl and rhinestone embellishments

Dress #037: Regency dress in green filigree. 2015 Penguin This hand-stitched paper 1920s dressBased on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 1980. 145. 1a,b, a British visiting dress from ca. 1822. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Chiyogami, glass beads, and cotton floss on cotton paper