Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Chanterelles the original is held by

the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960

Antient and Modern

Glass beads decorate the skirt as well as the left shoulder

This hand-stitched paper Edwardian dress is made from pale pink Japanese paper

Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Chanterelles the original is held byThis hand stitched paper dress is based on the Balloon at home dress in black silk faille, created by Charles James in ca. 1956; the original is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2013. 327). Charles James used the balloon shape in a number of designs, including evening dresses, an opera coat, and a maternity dress created for retailer Lane Bryant. Charles James is considered by the Met to be the only American to work in the true couture