Giraffe in Blue, White & Gold Met This hand-stitched green paper dress

This hand-stitched green paper dress is based on the ‘Petal’ cocktail dress designed by British-born American designer Charles James in 1951

Based on a 1903 illustration of the Hump-Backed Whale (Megaptera boops) from ‘British mammals

and the sheer black silk over the shoulders

The dress is hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

the style popular throughout the Victorian era

Giraffe in Blue, White & Gold Met This hand-stitched green paper dressBased on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from Histoire Naturelle Des Mammiferes : Avec Des Figures Originales, Coloriees, Dessinees D'apresdes Animaux Vivans. The giraffe is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 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 paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.