Dress #052: Edwardian dress in purple and blue. 2016 Victorian dress with rayon floss adding shine

with rayon floss adding shine to the strands of beads

Based on LACMA accession M

This Edwardian dress is made from shimmering lilac Japanese paper

held by the McCord Museum (accession M982

Dress #052: Edwardian dress in purple and blue. 2016 Victorian dress with rayon floss adding shineThis Edwardian evening dress is made from Japanese paper, overlaid with Japanese tissue; It is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The Japanese tissue imitates the silk chiffon over satin of the original dress, with blue paper made with iridescent threads standing in for the pleated satin waistband and trim. The Japanese tissue imitates the silk chiffon over satin of the original dress, with blue paper made with iridescent threads