Dress #072: Flapper dress in blue Shoes and boots Ancient and Modern

Ancient and Modern

in imitation of the scarf-like fabric of the original

Based on a 1774 illustration of Erinaceus europaeus (European

5 inches tall

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

Dress #072: Flapper dress in blue Shoes and boots Ancient and ModernThis 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.