Dress #013: Robe à la française in black and white: back view. 2014 Vampire bat Materials: Japanese and Korean paper

Materials: Japanese and Korean paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

This hand-stitched orange and red dress is based on an evening dancing dress designed by Voisin of Paris in ca

and form a zig-zag ornamenting the top of the bodice

but I think I'd enjoy wearing this dress as I wander the city

The sleeves are in the ‘gigot’ or leg o’ mutton style coveted by Anne Shirley

Dress #013: Robe à la française in black and white: back view. 2014 Vampire bat Materials: Japanese and Korean paperBased on Victoria & Albert Museum accession T. 332 1985, a French gown from 1775 1780. The dress 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: Chiyogami and cotton floss on cotton paper