Dress #090: Charles James evening gown in shimmering green Moose the originals were of painted

the originals were of painted kid leather

The newly abbreviated length of dresses in the 1920s was perfect for dancing the Charleston with Daisy Buchanan at one of Jay Gatsby’s lavish parties

stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercoloour paper

This pale rose Regency dress

The piece is based on an evening dress by ‘Thurn’ of New York and Paris

Dress #090: Charles James evening gown in shimmering green Moose the originals were of paintedThis hand stitched dress is based on a green silk satin evening gown designed by Charles James in 1954. I chose shimmering green paper, full of shiny rayon fibres, to imitate the silk. Charles James produced some of the quintessential dress shapes of the 1940s and 1950s, and is considered by the Met to be the only American to work in the true couture tradition. The original dress is held by the Museum at FIT (accession 91. 241. 134). The dress is 6