Swan in simmering white Elephant to imitate the look of

to imitate the look of a sheer dress with a slip

V&A Publishing

This hand-stitched Edwardian paper gown is based on a French evening dress designed by Paul Poiret between 1912-1914

as shown in the December 1926 issue of Les Modes : revue mensuelle illustrée des Arts décoratifs appliqués à la femme

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

Swan in simmering white Elephant to imitate the look ofThis swan is based on an illustration of Der Schwan from Johann Daniel Meyers 1748 book Angenehmer Und Ntzlicher Zeit Vertreib Mit Betrachtung Curioser Vorstellungen Allerhand Kriechender, Fliegender Und Schwimmender, Auf Dem Land Und Im Wasser Sich Befindender Und Nhrender Thiere. In English, thats A pleasant and useful pastime, with the contemplation of curious ideas about all sorts of crawling, flying, and swimming animals, living and feeding on