Pinup #002: Pinup dress in Wedgewood blue flowers. 2016 Chanterelles highlighted with glass beads

highlighted with glass beads

from the May 1909 issue of 'Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme'

The piece is based on an English dress and spencer jacket from ca

The original dress

This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

Pinup #002: Pinup dress in Wedgewood blue flowers. 2016 Chanterelles highlighted with glass beadsThe dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper