Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Chanterelles Materials: Japanese paper and cotton

Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

This hand-stitched black and silver dress is based on an American or European gown from ca

the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960

Glass beads stand in for the pearl and rhinestone embellishments

Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Chanterelles Materials: Japanese paper and cottonThis hand stitched paper dress is based on the Balloon at home dress in black silk faille, created by Charles James in ca. 1956; the original is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2013. 327). Charles James used the balloon shape in a number of designs, including evening dresses, an opera coat, and a maternity dress created for retailer Lane Bryant. Charles James is considered by the Met to be the only American to work in the true couture