Carven twist-effect wool-blend LBD via Net-a-Porter
This is like school marm chic, and I am absolute digging it.
We recently shared a 7 foot Gundam suit made entirely out of paper. Here’s some more awesome papercraft with a different flavour:
Artist Susan Stockwell uses paper to create elaborate and impressively detailed dresses.
Here you see a close-up of the Money Dress from 2010, stitched together using paper money from all over the world and based on the style of dress worn in the 1870’s by British Female Explorers in honour of their historical significance.
Below that is the Empire Dress from 2005, a life-size Victorian style dress made from maps of the British Isles.
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A lacy mini dress from Valentino’s Spring-Summer 1968 collection.
An amazing Claire McCardell sundress, 1956.
A simple, but very cute, Claire McCardell shirtwaist dress, 1956.
Feathers found a new place in fashion in the 1920s decorating dance dresses. Ostrich feather embellished skirts were not only stylish and luxurious, but created great visual interest on the dance floor. This dress was made in 1928 by Parisian designer Louiseboulanger.
As I mentioned in my previous post, I had the opportunity to visit the Victoria & Albert Museum when I was in London a few weeks ago. It was amazing to see some of the pieces I’ve posted on here in person. Sometimes the detail and construction of a piece just can’t be captured on film. I the dress that was the most amazing to see in person was this early 1930s Patou evening gown. I had seen pictures of it before and thought it was a pretty dress, but nothing extraordinary. Now that I’ve seen it up close however…
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Christina Hendricks wearing Zac Posen’s lilac dress
UGH. FAB.
OH MY GOD IT LOOKS A MILLION TIMES BETTER ON HER
This beautiful flawless fierce stunning bitch. ARGH STOP IT YOU’RE KILLING MY HETEROSEXUALITY.
They both look gorgeous. Which is bullshit stuff like “dressing for your body shape” should be banished. (Except if you’re going to wear leggings as trousers. That shit it not on, people.)
