Pinup #006: Pinup dress in mint with tiny angry tigers and crinoline. 2016 Pinup dress It was the completely ridiculous

It was the completely ridiculous shape of the skirt that drew me to this dress

as shown in the February 1910 issue of Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme

and held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2009

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

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper patterned ingold and silver starburst flowers on a lime green background

Pinup #006: Pinup dress in mint with tiny angry tigers and crinoline. 2016 Pinup dress It was the completely ridiculousThe 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: Japanese paper, Japanese tissue, glass beads, and cotton floss on cotton paper