Dress #83.2: Charles James dress in green Handbag Materials: Nepalese paper and cotton

Materials: Nepalese paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

Add a manly (yet whimsical) touch to your decor with this Victorian men’s sack jacket

Materials: Japanese paper

stitched by hand on 100% cotton water  colour paper

Dress #83.2: Charles James dress in green Handbag Materials: Nepalese paper and cottonThis hand stitched paper dress is based on a green wool mohair sheath made by Charles James in 1952 1953 as a sample for New York ready to wear manufacturer Samuel Winston. That relationship eventually ended in a lawsuit for breach of contract, as James was convinced that Winston was stealing his designs for one of his other labels, without crediting James. James eventually won back pay, but did not succeed with the claim of piracy. The dress is