Dress #052.4: Edwardian dress in purple and blue Anteater The original dress features brown

The original dress features brown silk charmeuse and is cut on the bias

over a camisole cut from gold and white floral Japanese chiyogami paper

I made my bow from nine little pieces of pieces

as it differs from the swags of fabric often found all over Victorian bustle dresses (although I love those

Based on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 45

Dress #052.4: Edwardian dress in purple and blue Anteater The original dress features brownThis hand stitched Edwardian evening dress is made from Japanese paper, overlaid with Korean tissue; It is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The tissue imitates the silk chiffon over satin of the original dress, with blue paper made with iridescent threads standing in for the pleated satin waistband and trim. It is based on an English dress from 1912, designed by Lucile of London, held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T. 35