Dress #023: Victorian dress in purple, black, and white. 2015 Vampire bat The hippopotamus is 4

The hippopotamus is 4

notched collar and a full skirt

and hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

This hand-stitched black and gold paper dress is based on a cocktail dress designed by British-born American designer Charles James in 1949

Materials: Japanese and Korean papers

Dress #023: Victorian dress in purple, black, and white. 2015 Vampire bat The hippopotamus is 4Based on Victoria & Albert Museum accession T. 7 1926, a British day dress from 1885. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Chiyogami and cotton floss on cotton paper