Dress #109: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Costume dress perfect for your bedroom wall

perfect for your bedroom wall

Charles James: Genius Deconstructed

stitched by hand by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper

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This hand-stitched paper afternoon suit is made from a pearly yellow Japanese paper accented with blue trim and yellow beads

Dress #109: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Costume dress perfect for your bedroom wallThis hand stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in 1950 1951; the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960. 487a). According to costume historian Timothy Long, on a visit to the Museum Charles James identified this dress as being originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. The Museum itself identifies this as having been worn by the donor, Mrs. William O. Hunt. The shape is a precursor