Giraffe in Florentine Greens Snail This hand-stitched paper dress is

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on the ‘Clover Leaf’ ballgown designed by Charles James in 1953

Materials: Nepalese paper

the circular hole forms the waist

while the sleeves are in a metallic Japanese paper in a purpled bronze shade

The V&A decided not to acquire the original red underdress

Giraffe in Florentine Greens Snail This hand-stitched paper dress isBased on an 1824 illustration of the Giraffe femelle from Histoire Naturelle Des Mammiferes : Avec Des Figures Originales, Coloriees, Dessinees D'apresdes Animaux Vivans. The giraffe is 4. 75 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 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: Italian paper, glass bead, and cotton floss on cotton paper.