Dress #085: Edwardian afternoon dress in blue Vampire bat the Victoria and Albert Museum

the Victoria and Albert Museum holds over a hundred pieces from Miss Firbank’s wardrobe

hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt

can you image trying to walk – or sit

It is made from Japanese paper

Dress #085: Edwardian afternoon dress in blue Vampire bat the Victoria and Albert MuseumThis hand stitched paper Edwardian dress is made from blue Japanese paper with shimmering pearly white paper standing in for the lace of the original. The design is based on an afternoon dress from Redfern, as shown in the February 1910 issue of Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustre des Arts dcoratifs appliqus la femme. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in