Dress #089: 1920s dress in blue and silver Snail then neither will I

then neither will I

and neither can anyone else

The draping skirt

The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A-1891)

Dress #089: 1920s dress in blue and silver Snail then neither will IThis hand stitched paper 1920s dress is made from silvered blue tissue layered over blue and white filigree chiyogami (Japanese paper), in imitation of the scarf like fabric of the original; glass beads form the shoulder straps. The design is based on a dress by Amy Linker, from the May 1923 issue of 'Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustre des Arts dcoratifs appliqus la femme'. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which