Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Rhinoceros which are not poisonous

which are not poisonous

lavish embroidery

The design uses asymmetrical draping

The ensemble is six inches tall

designed by André Perugia in 1925

Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Rhinoceros which are not poisonousThis hand stitched paper dress is based on the Balloon at home dress in black silk faille, created by Charles James in ca. 1956; the original is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2013. 327). Charles James used the balloon shape in a number of designs, including evening dresses, an opera coat, and a maternity dress created for retailer Lane Bryant. Charles James is considered by the Met to be the only American to work in the true couture