Swan in periwinkle reeds dragon The pouf of the gigot

The pouf of the gigot sleeves has travelled further down the wearer’s arms

The dress features a gathered

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

It is made from chiyogami Japanese paper

Swan in periwinkle reeds dragon The pouf of the gigotThis swan is based on an illustration of Der Schwan from Johann Daniel Meyers 1748 book Angenehmer Und Ntzlicher Zeit Vertreib Mit Betrachtung Curioser Vorstellungen Allerhand Kriechender, Fliegender Und Schwimmender, Auf Dem Land Und Im Wasser Sich Befindender Und Nhrender Thiere. In English, thats A pleasant and useful pastime, with the contemplation of curious ideas about all sorts of crawling, flying, and swimming animals, living and feeding on