Dress #054.4: Edwardian dress in mulberry. 2020 Teacup The body of the dress

The body of the dress is made from a Japanese paper embedded with strands of shiny rayon fibres

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overlaid with Japanese tissue and accented with silver

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a brown silk cocktail dress made by Charles James between 1952-1954 as a sample for New York ready-to-wear manufacturer Samuel Winston

Dress #054.4: Edwardian dress in mulberry. 2020 Teacup The body of the dressThis hand stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a dress from ca. 1911. The dress is made from Nepalese paper in a mulberry shade, with a pearly silver bodice and an overlay of tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original. A tassel topped by a glass bead hangs from the bottom of the overdress. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is