Dress #109: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Costume dress stitched by hand by hand

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

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straight out of a Jane Austen novel

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American dress from ca

By the 1920s they had stores in Nice

Dress #109: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Costume dress stitched by hand by handThis 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