Dress #064: Victorian dress in mauve and beige 18th century dress This darling little dress is

This darling little dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned in silver dots on a yellow background

short sleeves

Based on a variety of Elizabethan dresses and film costumes

and I can picture Lady Mary wearing a dress just like this one

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Dress #064: Victorian dress in mauve and beige 18th century dress This darling little dress isThis hand stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American evening dress from ca. 1880, made by the Wexler & Abraham department store. The skirt and the edging of the train are made from lilac Koubai Japanese paper, while the bodice, draping, and train are in ecru, patterned with cranes. 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