Dress #067.2: Flapper dress in oranges. 2017 Hippopotamus The shimmering combination of subtle

The shimmering combination of subtle colours evokes the silk chine and silk voile of the original dress

This corset is based on a design from the 1893-1984 fall and winter catalogue of Boston store Jordan

with stiffer skirts and elaborately puffed sleeves

new synthetic dyes enabled the use of bold colours in delicate fabrics

Dress #067.2: Flapper dress in oranges. 2017 Hippopotamus The shimmering combination of subtleThis hand stitched orange and red dress is based on an evening dancing dress designed by Voisin of Paris in ca. 1925. The dress in made from orange red papers, embedded with shiny red and orange rayon fibres. The fringes hang loose from the body of the dress. It is stitched onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The original dress is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession T. 139&A 1967). Phryne Fisher or Daisy Buchanan would have loved dancing