Pinup #034: Pinup dress in golden fish on bright blue Moose or imagine Daisy Buchanan dancing

or imagine Daisy Buchanan dancing the Charleston in this lovely gown

Based on Metropolitan Museum of Art accession 1979

James took inspiration from the late nineteenth century with swags of pale blue silk satin gathered at the front and back over a blue-green silk taffeta underskirt

metallic hemp & silk tissue and cotton floss on cotton paper

Charles James produced some of the quintessential dress shapes of the 1940s and 1950s

Pinup #034: Pinup dress in golden fish on bright blue Moose or imagine Daisy Buchanan dancingThis darling little pinup dress is made from Tibetan lokta paper in a golden fish pattern on a bright blue background; it is hand stitched in cotton floss onto cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The dress features a gathered, crossover bust, creating a sweetheart neckline; hand embroidered lines imitate the folds of the skirt. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame