Octopus in Aqua with Flowers hippocampus stands in for black cotton

stands in for black cotton adorned with a profusion of tiny glass beads

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Tiny lozenges accent the couching and the sleeves

This hand-stitched dress is based on a gown created by Augustabernard for Spring 1934

V&A Publishing

Octopus in Aqua with Flowers hippocampus stands in for black cottonSometimes you need to go back to 1560 to find the right octopus; the original illustration for this Polupus is from Conrad Gessners Icones animalium quadrupedum uiuiparorum et ouiparorum. The octopus is 6 inches across, 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: Japanese paper, hand trimmed sequins, and cotton