Dress #091: 1930s dress in bronze and green Elephant but that’s just the way

but that’s just the way nature designed them

The dress is made from Korean hanji tissue laid over solid hanji

It is based on a British visiting dress from ca

Materials: Japanese (chiyogami) paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

Japanese chiyogami paper in gold diamonds on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny metallic and black glass beads

Dress #091: 1930s dress in bronze and green Elephant but that’s just the wayThis hand stitched dress is based on a gown created by Augustabernard for Spring 1934. The original dress features brown silk charmeuse and is cut on the bias, like many dresses from the 1930s, creating a form fitting columnar silhouette. Bright green velvet wraps the shoulders, coming together in an oversized bow at the front of the dress. I made my bow from nine little pieces of pieces, layered atop one another. The original dress is held by the