Dress #108: Charles James evening dress in black and turquoise Anteater This is that winged and

This is that winged and four-legged dragon

Based on a dress from Fox and Kelly's Fashion Catalogue Illustrated: Fall and Winter 1888-9

including evening dresses

Frances Cashel Hoey

Dress #108: Charles James evening dress in black and turquoise Anteater This is that winged andThis hand stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in ca. 1955; the original, in black velvet and blue green satin, is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 91. 241. 132). The most striking feature of the dress is a three foot long metal zipper that spirals around the gown. With only a low resolution image to work from, I couldnt identify the path of the zipper, but its there, somewhere! Ive chosen a Nepalese Lokta