Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Elephant This darling little pinup dress

This darling little pinup dress is made from Tibetan lokta paper in a golden fish pattern on a bright blue background

The handbag is 4

with its white fibres over a solid base

with a pearly silver bodice and an overlay of tissue to imitate the sheer layer of silk tulle on the original

Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Elephant This darling little pinup dressThis hand stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in 1950 1951; the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960. 487a). According to costume historian Timothy Long, on a visit to the Museum Charles James identified this dress as being originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. The Museum itself identifies this as having been worn by the donor, Mrs. William O. Hunt. The shape is a precursor