Dress #079: 1920s dress in wine and silver. 2016 Met from the January 1923 issue

from the January 1923 issue of ‘Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme’

ivory-coloured glass beads decorate the bodice and a gold sequin stands in for a brooch

It is based on a Spanish gown from ca

The teacups are a smidge over 3 inches tall

each one carefully stitched on by hand

Dress #079: 1920s dress in wine and silver. 2016 Met from the January 1923 issueBased on Hillwood Museum accession 48. 45, an evening dress by Thurn of New York and Paris from 1920 1925. 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: Japanese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper