Isabelle de Borchgrave, a Belgian artist, creates paper clothing based on historic & modern fashion. She often doesn't have the real item in front of her, instead she creates based on paintings & photographs.
Below are a bunch of photos that the Roommate & I took last weekend. As a reminder, you can always click on the photo to see the original (usually much larger) size.
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| Did I mention I was fascinated by the lace?! |
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| One of Empress Josephine's many dresses--classic Empire waist & extra-long train to indicate her status. |
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| Detail - Josephine's dress |
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| Train from Empress Josephine's dress. |
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| This purse was part of the above ensemble. |
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| In my opinion, 1920s style doesn't look any better in paper! |
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| Mrs. Post was married 4 times--in fact there was an exhibition of her wedding dresses last fall! |
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| This is one of her wedding dresses, recreated by de Borchgrave. |
I can see why you love the lace.
ReplyDeleteThose dresses are gorgeous! What a great exhibit.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely fascinating exhibtion...would never have realised what they were made from, in some ways it makes the dresses even more fabulous...
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