Dress #056: 1940s cocktail dress in black and gold Whale This sweater is based on

This sweater is based on a golf jersey design from the 1898 Spencer

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based on a design from an 1888 Work Bros

Based on an 1883 illustration of The Flamingo from ’Reptiles and Birds: A Popular Account of Their Various Orders

Dress #056: 1940s cocktail dress in black and gold Whale This sweater is based onThis hand stitched black and gold paper dress is based on a cocktail dress designed by British born American designer Charles James in 1949. It is made from black chiyogami (Japanese) paper that is accented with a pattern of gold twigs. Hand embroidered lines imitate the seams and folds of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009. 300. 200). Charles