Octopus in Gold and Periwinkle VAM This hand-stitched paper dress is

This hand-stitched paper dress is based on a green wool mohair sheath made by Charles James in 1952-1953 as a sample for New York ready-to-wear manufacturer Samuel Winston

I think this dress would look perfect on Betty Draper (or on your wall

and hand stitched on cold-pressed 100% cotton paper

I've always loved the look of a corset

Octopus in Gold and Periwinkle VAM This hand-stitched paper dress isSometimes you need to go back to 1560 to find the right octopus; the original illustration for this Polupus is from Conrad Gessners Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum. The octopus is 6 inches across, 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, hand trimmed sequins, and cotton