Victorian Corset in Gold Arcs on Black Catalogue This darling little pinup dress

This darling little pinup dress is made from Japanese chiyogami paper featuring red poppies and green leaves on a black background

Tiny ovals have been cut out of the collar in imitation of the Elizabethan styling of the jacket

was manufactured by A

Materials: Italian paper

The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A-1891)

Victorian Corset in Gold Arcs on Black Catalogue This darling little pinup dressI've always loved the look of a corset, whether it's the flat funnel shape of the Tudor and Georgian periods, or the exaggerated curves and nipped in waist of the Victorian era. Show your love for corsets with one cut from paper and hand embroidered, ready to frame and hang on your wall. This corset is based on a design from the 1877 catalogue of New York store O. Jones. The corset is 3 inches tall, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch watercolour paper,