Dress #050.3: Edwardian evening gown in lilac and silver 1920s and 1930s dress The draping skirt

The draping skirt

This hand-stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper

Materials: Korean and Japanese papers

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Dress #050.3: Edwardian evening gown in lilac and silver 1920s and 1930s dress The draping skirtThis Edwardian dress is made from shimmering lilac Japanese paper, overlaid with Korean tissue and accented with silver; It is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper. It is based on an English dress from 1909, by Pickett of Saville Row, London, and is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T. 33 1960). The dress was worn by a debutante, Miss Heather Firbank of Mayfair, London, likely during her first Society Season. The Victoria and