Dress #065: Regency dress in brown Armadillo from the May 1909 issue

from the May 1909 issue of 'Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme'

each one carefully stitched on by hand

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

to echo the original French silk

This particular style was found in S

Dress #065: Regency dress in brown Armadillo from the May 1909 issueThis hand stitched brown Regency dress, straight out of a Jane Austen novel, is made from Ajisai Japanese paper. 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 America dress from ca. 1815, held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009. 300. 943). The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which means that it will pop right