Swan in simmering white Elephant This hand-stitched paper ensemble is

This hand-stitched paper ensemble is based on an English riding habit from ca

Available in a variety of colours and papers

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

to imitate the look of a sheer dress with a slip

Swan in simmering white Elephant This hand-stitched paper ensemble isThis swan is based on an illustration of Der Schwan from Johann Daniel Meyers 1748 book Angenehmer Und Ntzlicher Zeit Vertreib Mit Betrachtung Curioser Vorstellungen Allerhand Kriechender, Fliegender Und Schwimmender, Auf Dem Land Und Im Wasser Sich Befindender Und Nhrender Thiere. In English, thats A pleasant and useful pastime, with the contemplation of curious ideas about all sorts of crawling, flying, and swimming animals, living and feeding on