Dress #001: Victorian dress in red and turquoise. 2014 Mid-century dress The belted dress features a

The belted dress features a fitted bodice

Materials: Japanese (chiyogami) paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

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

The original dress is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 1978

The body of the dress is made from Kiku gold Japanese paper overlaid with Seikaiha watermark tissue

Dress #001: Victorian dress in red and turquoise. 2014 Mid-century dress The belted dress features aBased on a dress from Dresses and Bonnets and Ribbons. New York: Lord & Taylor, 1870. The dress is 6 inches tall, stitched by hand on 100% cotton watercolour paper. Materials: Chiyogami, Japanese tissue, and cotton floss on cotton paper