Dress #060: Victorian dress in wine. 2016 Handbag The style was a stark

The style was a stark contrast to the heavily structured and corseted fashions of the time

The newly abbreviated length of dresses in the 1920s was perfect for dancing the Charleston with Daisy Buchanan at one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties

Or just grocery shopping

and features gold flamingoes on a bright pink background

and John Lillie

Dress #060: Victorian dress in wine. 2016 Handbag The style was a starkThis hand stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American dress from ca. 1887. The body of the dress is made from Kin Sunago, a Japanese paper with flecks of gold and silver on the surface. Glass beads stand in for the buttons that run down each side of the bodice, and lacing holds the front together. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is held by