Giraffe in Bright Blue & White Anteater and the skirt is constructed

and the skirt is constructed in a single piece that wraps around the hips and features three self-covered flat buttons at the back left

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a green wool mohair sheath made by Charles James in 1952-1953 as a sample for New York ready-to-wear manufacturer Samuel Winston

but also as Golden Chanterelles

It is made from Japanese paper

75 inches across

Giraffe in Bright Blue & White Anteater and the skirt is constructedBased 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: Italian paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.