Dress #111: Charles James dinner dress in shimmering brown Rabbit of London ca

of London ca

I’m sure Joan Holloway would have coveted his creations during the early seasons of Mad Men

the circular hole forms the waist

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a dress from ca

According to costume historian Timothy Long

Dress #111: Charles James dinner dress in shimmering brown Rabbit of London caThis hand stitched paper dress is based on the Spiral dinner dress created by Charles James in ca. 1950; the original is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009. 300. 167). The design uses asymmetrical draping, and the skirt is constructed in a single piece that wraps around the hips and features three self covered flat buttons at the back left. Ive used a shimmering brown decorative paper to stand in for the brown silk faille of the dress