Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Elephant over a camisole cut from

over a camisole cut from gold and white floral Japanese chiyogami paper

This dainty French shoe

creating blouses and lingerie

The handbag is 4

stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny glass beads

Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Elephant over a camisole cut fromThis hand stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in 1950 1951; the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960. 487a). According to costume historian Timothy Long, on a visit to the Museum Charles James identified this dress as being originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. The Museum itself identifies this as having been worn by the donor, Mrs. William O. Hunt. The shape is a precursor