Dress #054.2: Edwardian dress in mulberry. 2017 Whale a French gown from 1775-1780

a French gown from 1775-1780

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Materials: Nepalese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

and is considered by the Met to be the ‘only American to work in the true couture tradition’

Dress #054.2: Edwardian dress in mulberry. 2017 Whale a French gown from 1775-1780This hand stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a dress from ca. 1911. The dress is made from Japanese paper in a berry shade, with silver tissue on the bodice and an overlay of Japanese tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original. A tassel topped by a glass bead hangs from the bottom of the overdress. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The