Dress #072: Flapper dress in blue Anteater This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American mourning dress from 1872-1874

hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt

as shown in the December 1926 issue of Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme

with rayon floss adding shine to the strands of beads

Dress #072: Flapper dress in blue Anteater This hand-stitched Victorian paper gownThis hand stitched blue dress is based on a French evening gown by Anne & Thrse of Paris, from ca. 1925. The dress is made from Korean hanji tissue laid over solid hanji, to imitate the look of a sheer dress with a slip. Metallic blue tissue stands in for the beadworked panels of the original. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. Like many dresses of the time period, the simple lines stood in contrast to the elaborate embellishments.