Dress #022.2: Queen Elizabeth I gown in red and gold: front view. 2017 Elephant Japanese chiyogami paper in gold

Japanese chiyogami paper in gold on black stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny metallic and black glass beads

This hand-stitched Victorian paper gown is based on an American dress from ca

Stitched lines highlight the lines and folds of the dress

Nepalese paper

Dress #022.2: Queen Elizabeth I gown in red and gold: front view. 2017 Elephant Japanese chiyogami paper in goldBased on a variety of Elizabethan dresses and film costumes. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall. Materials: Chiyogami, Japanese tissue, glass beads, metallic thread, and cotton floss on cotton paper