Dress #008: Robe à la française in gold and turquoise: front view. 2014 Penguin It is based on an

It is based on an evening dress by Monge

Spring 1883)

One of my favourite things about old natural history illustrations are the number of animals that were obviously drawn from descriptions

Any turtles

Can an you imagine playing golf in a corset and giant sleeves

Dress #008: Robe à la française in gold and turquoise: front view. 2014 Penguin It is based on anBased on Victoria & Albert Museum accession T. 163 1964, a French gown from the 1770s. The 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: Chiyogami, Japanese tissue, and cotton floss on cotton paper