1970s men’s orange pants and sweater vest. 2016 Turtle Japanese chiyogami paper in gold

Japanese chiyogami paper in gold diamonds on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny metallic and black glass beads

and John Lillie

such as this dress

This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

The design is based on an afternoon dress from the Cauet Soeurs

1970s men’s orange pants and sweater vest. 2016 Turtle Japanese chiyogami paper in goldBased on Simplicity sewing pattern 5881 from 1973. The outfit is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese and Korean paper, glass beads and cotton floss on cotton paper