Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Corset This frothy pink robe à

This frothy pink robe à la française

Materials: Nepalese and Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960

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Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Corset This frothy pink robe àThis hand stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in 1950 1951; the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960. 487a). According to costume historian Timothy Long, on a visit to the Museum Charles James identified this dress as being originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. The Museum itself identifies this as having been worn by the donor, Mrs. William O. Hunt. The shape is a precursor