Dress #091: 1930s dress in bronze and green Hedgehog It was the severe lines

It was the severe lines that attracted me to this dress

The dress is six inches tall

containing 18 yards of best gingham

The Victoria and Albert Museum holds over a hundred pieces from Miss Firbank’s wardrobe

The body of the dress is made from Kin Sunago

Dress #091: 1930s dress in bronze and green Hedgehog It was the severe linesThis hand stitched dress is based on a gown created by Augustabernard for Spring 1934. The original dress features brown silk charmeuse and is cut on the bias, like many dresses from the 1930s, creating a form fitting columnar silhouette. Bright green velvet wraps the shoulders, coming together in an oversized bow at the front of the dress. I made my bow from nine little pieces of pieces, layered atop one another. The original dress is held by the