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Glass beads stand in for the pearl and rhinestone embellishments
Antient and Modern
Materials: Chiyogami
the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960
hand-stitched by hand on 8x10 inch paper
Dress #115: Charles James ‘Balloon’ at-home dress Chanterelles Glass beads stand in forThis hand stitched paper dress is based on the Balloon at home dress in black silk faille, created by Charles James in ca. 1956; the original is held by Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession 2013. 327). Charles James used the balloon shape in a number of designs, including evening dresses, an opera coat, and a maternity dress created for retailer Lane Bryant. Charles James is considered by the Met to be the only American to work in the true couture
