Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Elephant The handbag is 4

The handbag is 4

with its white fibres over a solid base

A detachable pelerine

decoration is kept to the bottom portion of the skirt

Dress #110: Charles James evening dress in silver and black Elephant The handbag is 4This hand stitched paper dress is based on an evening dress created by Charles James in 1950 1951; the original is held by the Chicago History Museum (accession 1960. 487a). According to costume historian Timothy Long, on a visit to the Museum Charles James identified this dress as being originally created for Marjorie Merriweather Post. The Museum itself identifies this as having been worn by the donor, Mrs. William O. Hunt. The shape is a precursor