This little helix atrolabiata snail was documented by Wilhelm Kobelt in Russia in 1903
Charles James produced some of the quintessential dress shapes of the 1940s and 1950s
which means that they will pop right into any commercial frame in that size
can you image trying to walk – or sit
Based on an 1890 illustration of Afrikanische Elefant (African Elephant) from ‘Meyers Konversations-Lexikon: Eine Encyklopädie Des Allgemeinen Wissens’
Dress #087: Robe à la française in pink and cream filigree Edwardian dress This little helix atrolabiata snailThis frothy pink robe la franaise, with the overskirt pulled up a la Polonaise, is constructed with a filigree patterned chiyogami, to echo the original French silk, patterned in pink stripes and flowers. It is based on a Spanish gown from ca. 1775, held by LACMA (accession M. 2007. 211. 720a b). 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 that size, and be ready to