Dress #126: Late Victorian riding habit in black Flamingo This hand-stitched dress is based

This hand-stitched dress is based on a green silk satin evening gown designed by Charles James in 1954

The beaver is 4

in imitation of the scarf-like fabric of the original

The brain is 6 inches tall

the original is held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (accession C

Dress #126: Late Victorian riding habit in black Flamingo This hand-stitched dress is basedThis hand stitched paper ensemble is based on an English riding habit from ca. 1900, held in the John Bright Collection; it was made by royal tailors J. Simmonds & Sons of Haymarket, London. The asymmetrical skirt is designed to look elegant when riding side saddle, though it looks quite peculiar when one is not on the horse! Trousers were worn under the skirt, to protect the riders modesty. The dress is six inches tall, stitched by hand on 8x10 inch