Dress #051.2: Regency dress in turquoise. 2018 Beard & Moustache with a Description of the

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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

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and hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

Dress #051.2: Regency dress in turquoise. 2018 Beard & Moustache with a Description of theThis hand stitched turquoise Regency dress, straight out of a Jane Austen novel, is made from Japanese paper accented with a glass bead on the sleeve. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress, It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The piece is based on an American dress from ca. 1818, held by the Museum at FIT (accession P85. 19. 1). As is typically seen in Regency dresses, decoration is kept to the bottom portion