Dress #056: 1940s cocktail dress in black and gold Whale The only thing that makes

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Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

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Dress #056: 1940s cocktail dress in black and gold Whale The only thing that makesThis hand stitched black and gold paper dress is based on a cocktail dress designed by British born American designer Charles James in 1949. It is made from black chiyogami (Japanese) paper that is accented with a pattern of gold twigs. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009. 300. 200). Charles