Dress #099: 1830s dress in laurel green Mid-century dress Materials: Japanese paper and cotton

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

This handbag is based on a design from the 1898 spring and summer catalogue of H

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on the ‘Clover Leaf’ ballgown designed by Charles James in 1953

a British dress from 1834-1836

Dress #099: 1830s dress in laurel green Mid-century dress Materials: Japanese paper and cottonIts hard to resist a giant sleeve, whether its the leg o mutton or gigot sleeves of the late 1900s or the 1830s type featured here, known as la Medicis and lAmadis. This design is based on an American dinner or evening dress from 1831 1835, offered for sale by Cora Ginsburg in 2017. The original is made from laurel green moir silk, with a striped waistband and large gold and amber buckle. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch