over a camisole cut from gold and white floral Japanese chiyogami paper
Japanese chiyogami paper in silver filigree on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny silver and black glass beads
held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 1971
The original dress is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession CIRC
to imitate the look of a sheer dress with a slip
Dress #077: 1920s dress in black and bronze. 2016 Rabbit over a camisole cut fromThis hand stitched black and bronze gown is based on a French evening dress by the Callot Soeurs of Paris, from ca. 1925. The four Callot sisters opened their first salon in Paris, creating blouses and lingerie. By the 1920s they had stores in Nice, Biarritz, Buenos Aires, and London, and were known for simple lines, lavish embroidery, and oriental influences. Rich black Nepalese paper is trimmed with bronze Japanese paper and accented with glass