Victorian Handbag in Florentine Blue and Green Elephant The shimmering combination of subtle

The shimmering combination of subtle colours evokes the silk chine and silk voile of the original dress

and form a zig-zag ornamenting the top of the bodice

This darling little pinup dress is made from Nepalese lokta paper in a dark blue lotus pattern on bright blue

Lucile (aka Lady Duff Gordon) says that she 'loosed upon a startled London draped skirts that opened to reveal the legs'

forms the satin sash

Victorian Handbag in Florentine Blue and Green Elephant The shimmering combination of subtleThis handbag is based on a design from the 1898 spring and summer catalogue of H. ONeill & Co. of New York. The handbag is 3. 25 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Italian paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.