Dress #088: Edwardian afternoon dress in rose with celadon Les Modes This teacup design is from

This teacup design is from my own collection

held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T

The dress is made from a Japanese paper in blush

The green turtle may seem morose

glass beads form the shoulder straps

Dress #088: Edwardian afternoon dress in rose with celadon Les Modes This teacup design is fromThis hand stitched paper Edwardian dress is made from pale pink Japanese paper, with shimmering pearly paper forming the lace shirtwaist. Celadon stitches stand in for the embroidered trim, and glass bead buttons complete the dress. The design is based on an afternoon dress by Green & Co, from the May 1909 issue of 'Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustre des Arts dcoratifs appliqus la femme'. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch