Dress #013.4: Robe à la française in pale yellow. 2019 Raccoon Japanese koubai paper

Japanese koubai paper

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned in pink and white flowers on an apricot background

The original dress is held by the Museum at FIT  (accession 91

decoration is kept to the bottom portion of the skirt

Dress #013.4: Robe à la française in pale yellow. 2019 Raccoon Japanese koubai paperBased on Victoria & Albert Museum accession T. 332 1985, a French gown from 1775 1780. 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 and cotton floss on cotton paper