Dress #005.2: Robe à la française in pink and coral flowers on yellow Regency dress I’m sure Joan Holloway would

I’m sure Joan Holloway would have coveted his creations during the early seasons of Mad Men

Based on an 1804 illustration of Ursus Maritimus / L’Ours Polaire from ‘La Ménagerie Du Muséum National D'histoire Naturelle Ou Description Et Histoire Des Animaux Qui Y Vivent Et Qui Y Ont Vécu’

held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 700-1864)

It is based on a 1774 illustration of Castor fiber (European beaver) from ‘Die Såugthiere in Abbildungen Nach Der Natur’

Dress #005.2: Robe à la française in pink and coral flowers on yellow Regency dress I’m sure Joan Holloway wouldThe dress is made from chiyogami (Japanese paper), and is hand stitched on cold pressed 100% cotton paper. The design is based on an English gown from the 1760s, held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 700 1864); the style is known as a robe la franaise. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any commercial frame in that size, and be ready to hang on your wall.