Dress #126: Late Victorian riding habit in black Snail This hand-stitched paper 1920s dress

This hand-stitched paper 1920s dress is made from wine and gold chiyogami (Japanese paper) chosen to echo the Bordeaux wool of the original The design is based on an afternoon dress from Berthe Hermance

This hand-stitched outfit is based on a ridiculous late Victorian ladies’ cycling ensemble

Glass beads stand in for the pearl and rhinestone embellishments

Materials: Korean paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

Dress #126: Late Victorian riding habit in black Snail This hand-stitched paper 1920s dressThis hand stitched paper ensemble is based on an English riding habit from ca. 1900, held in the John Bright Collection; it was made by royal tailors J. Simmonds & Sons of Haymarket, London. The asymmetrical skirt is designed to look elegant when riding side saddle, though it looks quite peculiar when one is not on the horse! Trousers were worn under the skirt, to protect the riders modesty. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch