Dress #072: Flapper dress in blue Anteater hand embroidered lines imitate the

hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt

with rayon floss adding shine to the strands of beads

and Nana all had large collections of mismatched teacups

a drape of fabric would allow a flash of the slip to peek through when the wearer was in motion

Dress #072: Flapper dress in blue Anteater hand embroidered lines imitate theThis hand stitched blue dress is based on a French evening gown by Anne & Thrse of Paris, from ca. 1925. The dress is made from Korean hanji tissue laid over solid hanji, to imitate the look of a sheer dress with a slip. Metallic blue tissue stands in for the beadworked panels of the original. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. Like many dresses of the time period, the simple lines stood in contrast to the elaborate embellishments.