Dress #83.2: Charles James dress in green Handbag held by the McCord Museum

held by the McCord Museum (accession M982

Materials: Japanese paper

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

Materials: Nepalese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

stitched by hand on 100% cotton water  colour paper

Dress #83.2: Charles James dress in green Handbag held by the McCord MuseumThis hand stitched paper dress is based on a green wool mohair sheath made by Charles James in 1952 1953 as a sample for New York ready to wear manufacturer Samuel Winston. That relationship eventually ended in a lawsuit for breach of contract, as James was convinced that Winston was stealing his designs for one of his other labels, without crediting James. James eventually won back pay, but did not succeed with the claim of piracy. The dress is