1760s shoe in pink & white Mid-century dress I layered Japanese mizutama watermark

I layered Japanese mizutama watermark tissue in dark rose over a shimmering lilac paper

with tiny shell shapes standing in for the applique along the bottom of the dress

The company was known for producing women’s fashions in the combination of classical

to echo the original French silk

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1760s shoe in pink & white Mid-century dress I layered Japanese mizutama watermarkThis elegant woman's shoe is based on a design from the 1760s; the originals were of painted kid leather. Mine features a buckle in metallic paper, embellished with tiny acrylic rhinestones, each one carefully stitched on by hand. The original shoe is held by the Victoria & Albert Museum (accession 270&A 1891). The shoe is 3. 75 inches wide, stitched by hand on 5x7 inch 100% cotton watercolour paper, which means that it will pop right into any