1760s shoe in orange & red Hippopotamus This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a French evening dress designed by Paul Poiret between 1912-1914

hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt

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This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

1760s shoe in orange & red Hippopotamus This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gownThis elegant woman's shoe is based on a design from the 1760s; the originals were of painted kid leather. Mine features a buckle in metallic paper, embellished with tiny acrylic rhinestones, each one carefully stitched on by hand. The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A 1891). The shoe is 3. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any