Dress #055: 1950s ‘Petal’ cocktail dress in green. 2016 Regency dress Materials: Nepalese papers and cotton

Materials: Nepalese papers and cotton floss on cotton paper

So many old hippo drawings just looked all wrong

The V&A decided not to acquire the original red underdress

Materials: Italian paper

Dress #055: 1950s ‘Petal’ cocktail dress in green. 2016 Regency dress Materials: Nepalese papers and cottonThis hand stitched green paper dress is based on the Petal cocktail dress designed by British born American designer Charles James in 1951. It is made from Japanese paper, with pale blue Mizutama watermark tissue laid over a pale shimmering green to imitate the silk of the original dress. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is held by the Metropolitan