Giraffe in Bright Blue & White Anteater 75 inches across

75 inches across

but also as Golden Chanterelles

The bottom of the dress is overlaid with matching Japanese tissue

stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper

This 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

Giraffe in Bright Blue & White Anteater 75 inches acrossBased on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from Histoire Naturelle Des Mammiferes : Avec Des Figures Originales, Coloriees, Dessinees D'apresdes Animaux Vivans. The giraffe is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 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: Italian paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.