1760s shoe in turquoise and gold Seal This hand stitched paper dress

This hand stitched paper dress is based on a teal panné silk velvet evening dress from the late 1920s by ‘McAvoy

If you look closely

Accurately Coloured from Nature

and the skirt is constructed in a single piece that wraps around the hips and features three self-covered flat buttons at the back left

It features the high waist and flowing drapery of the early 1910s

1760s shoe in turquoise and gold Seal This hand stitched paper dressThis elegant woman's shoe is based on a design from the 1760s; the originals were of painted kid leather. Mine features a buckle in metallic paper, embellished with tiny acrylic rhinestones, each one carefully stitched on by hand. The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A 1891). The shoe is 3. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any