Pinup #032: Pinup dress in blue bamboo and flowers with crinoline Giraffe Based on a 1774 illustration

Based on a 1774 illustration of Dasypus tricinctus (Brazilian three-banded armadillo)’ from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

The bodice is made from two layers of tissue

I bet it uses those hooves for clogdancing

in Two Volumes

teacup and saucer from the 1950s or 1960s

Pinup #032: Pinup dress in blue bamboo and flowers with crinoline Giraffe Based on a 1774 illustrationThis darling little dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned in green bamboo and pink and white flowers on a blue background; it is hand stitched in cotton floss onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The sleeveless, belted wrap dress features a wide, notched collar and a full skirt. Hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt, and a crinoline made from Japanese tissue peeks out from underneath. The dress is six inches tall, hand