Dress #079.3: 1920s dress in wine and silver Met accented with silver paper and

accented with silver paper and an acrylic rhinestone

glass beads stand in for the buttons on the bodice

with the overskirt pulled up ‘a la Polonaise’

The body of the dress is made from Kin Sunago

Dress #079.3: 1920s dress in wine and silver Met accented with silver paper andThis hand stitched paper dress from the early 1920s is constructed of shimmering wine Japanese paper, chosen to echo the silk velvet of the original. The simple dress is highlighted with a wrapped silver embellishment, highlighted with glass beads, that brings to mind twining snakes; a drape of fabric would allow a flash of the slip to peek through when the wearer was in motion. The piece is based on an evening dress by Thurn of New York and Paris,