Dress #054.4: Edwardian dress in mulberry. 2020 Parasol creating a sweetheart neckline

creating a sweetheart neckline

Anglica Et Latina’

The sleeveless

organza ribbon

is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 71

Dress #054.4: Edwardian dress in mulberry. 2020 Parasol creating a sweetheart necklineThis hand stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a dress from ca. 1911. The dress is made from Nepalese paper in a mulberry shade, with a pearly silver bodice and an overlay of tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original. A tassel topped by a glass bead hangs from the bottom of the overdress. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is