Dress #126: Late Victorian riding habit in black Snail prepared for the necessary use

prepared for the necessary use of human life by various experiments

Glass beads stand in for the pearl and rhinestone embellishments

The rabbit is 4

Materials: Korean paper and cotton floss on cotton paper

while the sleeves are in a metallic Japanese paper in a purpled bronze shade

Dress #126: Late Victorian riding habit in black Snail prepared for the necessary useThis 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