Paper Dresses, Beautiful Art
Paper dresses on display at the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens now through December.
Think paper dresses are for paper dolls? Think again. Over the weekend 25 gorgeous, exquisite dresses—in all colors, and in styles ranging from 18th-century French court ballgowns to flapper frocks from the 1920s—went on exhibit at the Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens (4155 Linnean Ave. NW, Washington, DC), a historic house museum. And, all of the dresses—and their accompanying shoes, purses, shawls and jewelry—are made of paper. The exhibit—"Prêt-à-Papier: The Exquisite Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave"—is the museum's first special exhibit featuring a living artist, said Kate Markert, the executive director of Hillwood, which was once the home of heiress, socialite and art collector Marjorie Merriweather Post. Get daily and breaking news …
J.Choi Family
6:58 pm on Tuesday, June 19, 2012
very interesting exhibit by Isabelle de Borchgrave my daughters are in heaven. more ›