A Look At Those 5 Handcrafted Paper Airplanes Commissioned for Wallpaper* Magazine.

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Known for their elegant craftsmanship, they manufacture high quality, engraved stationery and envelopes.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzncsFosPwcbFj1XxGSdWckabxKOgtsWTvjF_H7rnpORVzagFzd_B5feJIJnSH6vd9xPVt58DNH3H_IWquaGlfquZVX5mFU2XgmJni97NgaOo3P1fUirgh1vxyzd-R4CleYY-5J8mx_8/s1600/baddeley+bros+logo.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630028190564450210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzncsFosPwcbFj1XxGSdWckabxKOgtsWTvjF_H7rnpORVzagFzd_B5feJIJnSH6vd9xPVt58DNH3H_IWquaGlfquZVX5mFU2XgmJni97NgaOo3P1fUirgh1vxyzd-R4CleYY-5J8mx_8/s400/baddeley+bros+logo.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 534px; height: 93px;" /></a><br /><br />Recently, they teamed up with <a href="http://www.studioglithero.com/">Studio Glithero</a> who filmed the design presses and envelope folding machines at Baddeley Brothers as they created 5 specially designed paper airplanes for this year's handmade issue of Wallpaper* Magazine.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fumoiqtskLflvCcqVYCbXZq6mEQSAiR8JLSW4RviZkvm4SYet13YrDGRw_1T8JDwB1ze2dZGxsyhSaDBDIoGP157BXeckxEPIbOORdPBpgZdfq7FB73EUa6HtN90aQnW9jbcZTjPljA/s1600/paper+planes+hero.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630022165565436098" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3fumoiqtskLflvCcqVYCbXZq6mEQSAiR8JLSW4RviZkvm4SYet13YrDGRw_1T8JDwB1ze2dZGxsyhSaDBDIoGP157BXeckxEPIbOORdPBpgZdfq7FB73EUa6HtN90aQnW9jbcZTjPljA/s400/paper+planes+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 528px; height: 273px;" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">The Airplane Shape</span><br />The paper size is optimised at just under A4 at 249mm x 206mm. The shape is based on the classic dart design. The plane is made up of seven folds plus the valley fold which is the middle and first fold. A further customisation of the plane can be made by bending the rear tips of the wings upwards.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDpgErmIvOU-Sm1lGgLmfH8XmQoj88Pv64yMNCWw-9p1etvKG0XqnRHJ9ZtHQpBMht70_kV-PA_Q-beXvrMJENLngAodJby3NtJOEqyJxSHkkTK1SUXuUzsFp7eEAbDfinn0tD-i4zV4/s1600/plane+detail2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630025212224746306" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPDpgErmIvOU-Sm1lGgLmfH8XmQoj88Pv64yMNCWw-9p1etvKG0XqnRHJ9ZtHQpBMht70_kV-PA_Q-beXvrMJENLngAodJby3NtJOEqyJxSHkkTK1SUXuUzsFp7eEAbDfinn0tD-i4zV4/s400/plane+detail2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 526px; height: 234px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiB0kqUNjgG5VoFYEvZCarRI7LICJJs7bYScI3G8mZYqeTzGezc4M-Vxm53sb9TdmFRcYaRFRU7M8FK6sBv9CcRVk8HdKcLx_EfW1Jvo1dCOzA3RFPtMRN6_IY9eLY1PHETlU9hgxS-YI/s1600/bb-web-pic1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630027887393766130" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiB0kqUNjgG5VoFYEvZCarRI7LICJJs7bYScI3G8mZYqeTzGezc4M-Vxm53sb9TdmFRcYaRFRU7M8FK6sBv9CcRVk8HdKcLx_EfW1Jvo1dCOzA3RFPtMRN6_IY9eLY1PHETlU9hgxS-YI/s400/bb-web-pic1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 531px;" /></a><br /><br />Baddeley Brothers has also printed the invite and envelope for the exhibition opening, bringing its craftsmanship and techniques to a European audience of designers and art-lovers.<br /><br />The following text and video are from Wallpaper* magazine:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Paper planes, by Studio Glithero and Baddeley Brothers</span><br /><br />The duo behind Studio Glithero have created a niche for themselves as self-documenting designers, creating beautiful objects, as well as films to show exactly how they did it (<a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/video/interiors/studio-glitheros-making-of-the-blueware-vase/709004789001">watch it here</a>).<br /><br />We were cock-a-hoop when they signed up as collaborators for Handmade this year, and even more so when they suggested working with London-based letterpress printers Baddeley Brothers. But even we were surprised how far they flew with our simple fleet of paper planes idea, creating not only five stunning designs, exquisitely die-stamped and embossed by Baddeley Brothers, but also this short film that might leave you crying into your cappuccino.<br /><br /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="320" id="flashObj" width="530"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1"><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF"><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=1043890906001&playerID=66631060001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE-uQl8~,SoGg_N-zv696Mr1nwnY73ZV8t85rWl4k&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true"><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com"><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashvars="videoId=1043890906001&playerID=66631060001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAAE-uQl8~,SoGg_N-zv696Mr1nwnY73ZV8t85rWl4k&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" swliveconnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" height="320" width="530"></embed></object><br /><br /><a href="http://www.studioglithero.com/"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Studio Glithero</span></a><br />Founded by Sarah van Gameren and Tim Simpson, who studied together at London’s Royal College of Art, Studio Glithero is known for its time-based installations, which give birth to unique products and stunning films focusing on the creative process.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.baddeleybrothers.co.uk/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Baddeley Brothers</span></a><br />Since 1859, and through five generations of the original family, Baddeley Brothers (currently Chris and Charles Pertwee) has been a skilled purveyor of stationery and traditional printing techniques, from copperplate to foil letterpress, all produced at its east London workshops.<br /><br />images and info courtesy of <a href="http://www.baddeleybrothers.co.uk/">Badderley Brothers</a>, <a href="http://www.studioglithero.com/">Studio Glithero</a> and <a href="http://www.wallpaper.com/">Wallpaper*</a>

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Yes, These Historical Fashions & Haute Couture Are Made Of Hand-Painted Paper.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhLc4iAh5MIitBma22c5psrryHV5TDuxCsLrFTy8h4Bll751kvKvVFeJmTru_W-SV7FjnVRWZDk9Zt724jZ_I-kybKY8uxcECpaeaLu0BIDnlgqqJxWG7otSefz80lkSOlgVtgsRaIgU/s1600/Isabelle+hero.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596280815146836354" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyhLc4iAh5MIitBma22c5psrryHV5TDuxCsLrFTy8h4Bll751kvKvVFeJmTru_W-SV7FjnVRWZDk9Zt724jZ_I-kybKY8uxcECpaeaLu0BIDnlgqqJxWG7otSefz80lkSOlgVtgsRaIgU/s400/Isabelle+hero.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 694px;" /></a><br /><br />Let me start by saying... what you are looking at is made of paper! Now, that I've got your attention, prepare to be amazed at the work of Isabelle de Borchgrave.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZz6m7VbxY87InFb5auvN9H1V0Fzgd6uoesW6Oahs9EqGMz8otnbCjVTRO2Qa6sWu8MaheHaK3rYKHzQXlbdOMuze5ATACsfz2v-s1qh0pxTqfl9ZDmuNINGHwAnHRW94f_2QjtFTxUM/s1600/rob_mus_19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596272261833233154" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWZz6m7VbxY87InFb5auvN9H1V0Fzgd6uoesW6Oahs9EqGMz8otnbCjVTRO2Qa6sWu8MaheHaK3rYKHzQXlbdOMuze5ATACsfz2v-s1qh0pxTqfl9ZDmuNINGHwAnHRW94f_2QjtFTxUM/s400/rob_mus_19.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFksBir03qILSOJyQ1Cc4GrxtGycR2_fReNxaMfmUqT8WCIwQiCyTtxaSwUwv9tCf1DfUh1IVW1NmhlvA5ROZW-A0iSQGAeQSjdmc0dqpiwzrLnC0qol1A72dY5XqQACvcMQFZvsr9BM/s1600/rob_mus_15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596272096789294690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFksBir03qILSOJyQ1Cc4GrxtGycR2_fReNxaMfmUqT8WCIwQiCyTtxaSwUwv9tCf1DfUh1IVW1NmhlvA5ROZW-A0iSQGAeQSjdmc0dqpiwzrLnC0qol1A72dY5XqQACvcMQFZvsr9BM/s400/rob_mus_15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4nKHtY57m8IOnimwvvhxwgjC7CmpKdpiswOPRIz7cTxqahvRkvv5C-ecuyz072iLBYv82QRJ8JL4cW1jANA7tG3FNdx3YUy9YbMeHo8FDPkVAOItJfI-MebtpN_NyD1itVLNXWF7_0Q/s1600/5735-01_5735b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596255830578871266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4nKHtY57m8IOnimwvvhxwgjC7CmpKdpiswOPRIz7cTxqahvRkvv5C-ecuyz072iLBYv82QRJ8JL4cW1jANA7tG3FNdx3YUy9YbMeHo8FDPkVAOItJfI-MebtpN_NyD1itVLNXWF7_0Q/s400/5735-01_5735b.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 525px; height: 528px;" /></a><br /><br />From the Medicis to Marie Antoinette to Jackie Kennedy's wedding dress, <a href="http://www.isabelledeborchgrave.com/en_bio.php">Isabelle de Borchgrave</a> has made paper emulate the most incredible fabrics and fashions from all over the world. One has to look twice to realize that the formal gowns, ornate jackets - even shoes - on mannequins are not actually made from velvet, silks and satins.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XG5RECA3aMsdnsNdvKGgHPfg8F1aD6rk3qFQhFpQT1068ZiysB1wFZ2aXU547BTASNaqTB4p7uFbv3hPDcF4Ilyp3FCDt38cm3YP6IPSb97xbRqo2fU0HLVutzwpfmf60XXacR3JTmg/s1600/rob_mus_10%25281%2529.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596278118488705938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XG5RECA3aMsdnsNdvKGgHPfg8F1aD6rk3qFQhFpQT1068ZiysB1wFZ2aXU547BTASNaqTB4p7uFbv3hPDcF4Ilyp3FCDt38cm3YP6IPSb97xbRqo2fU0HLVutzwpfmf60XXacR3JTmg/s400/rob_mus_10%25281%2529.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGUKbKqIf4w2tz2SRb3Ye0NeRhKcJA4gh7fdVP2ubHUbiMdXMfI1ustXlOLu9QFpuRSuIBCBBcln7G1-OCbL9WwwIk5t-tzBfpkTDqM4DZf_D18DpxbFlTQhp57NW2iVtbtgwGs0f9ZQ/s1600/rob_mus_21.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596278494711217218" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnGUKbKqIf4w2tz2SRb3Ye0NeRhKcJA4gh7fdVP2ubHUbiMdXMfI1ustXlOLu9QFpuRSuIBCBBcln7G1-OCbL9WwwIk5t-tzBfpkTDqM4DZf_D18DpxbFlTQhp57NW2iVtbtgwGs0f9ZQ/s400/rob_mus_21.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyZQ-WtUe2HoZnxnx57Xw7KomFdvRd8SaNRnzSHm22aFsDBW3ooIuXk7O30yWOd88rBHIHX-9SFAJHw_tiwBvEjevs4AeBPgmDX-V0Y7bycUY_IwokdV-wy7O3iASzMTbSahpnPwgKS8/s1600/rob_pap_15.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596272349460907378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXyZQ-WtUe2HoZnxnx57Xw7KomFdvRd8SaNRnzSHm22aFsDBW3ooIuXk7O30yWOd88rBHIHX-9SFAJHw_tiwBvEjevs4AeBPgmDX-V0Y7bycUY_IwokdV-wy7O3iASzMTbSahpnPwgKS8/s400/rob_pap_15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiLxgtAHnu1zYi9EtmuOFAT2BtQ3tN5ylQVUJq6V7K2ZK_W-pc-TMXJ_c9NuFzogWtuNzn6Fcb4HXK3-FcJoZdZB79w5n4nepItylSK4vQ1r94BhVk9MXgCUabQyyQHq4k0HSz-DrE1Q/s1600/rob_pap_01.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596274606558824866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeiLxgtAHnu1zYi9EtmuOFAT2BtQ3tN5ylQVUJq6V7K2ZK_W-pc-TMXJ_c9NuFzogWtuNzn6Fcb4HXK3-FcJoZdZB79w5n4nepItylSK4vQ1r94BhVk9MXgCUabQyyQHq4k0HSz-DrE1Q/s400/rob_pap_01.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm1jEzmHMpnzTCNrbwcChyphenhyphenrBAH0E9RcZ229GVnfdgPX2pBtxwq1vwNsqL9fJLqpqhBzYIqXYb8M2Qvlijm9_9gs_ffMLAbEMOZzKtHVuHbyJuUXQRAzDw_omRX_cp7vKJkieGMWP-wuA/s1600/paper-shoes1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596274882544241778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTm1jEzmHMpnzTCNrbwcChyphenhyphenrBAH0E9RcZ229GVnfdgPX2pBtxwq1vwNsqL9fJLqpqhBzYIqXYb8M2Qvlijm9_9gs_ffMLAbEMOZzKtHVuHbyJuUXQRAzDw_omRX_cp7vKJkieGMWP-wuA/s400/paper-shoes1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 542px;" /></a><br /><br />Sumptuous and detailed, it's hard to believe they are crafted of hand-painted rag paper. Whether she is recreating an outfit from 16th century paintings or creating one for a modern day ad campaign, the craftsmanship and detail in everything from the shoes to the hairpieces will take your breath away.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jB7NVgN6dytXE888JbdqOQVNlC2iwVEZ1Vomb0e5ZuTwKjGGZ6Lwwx1mTIOAXDyT3VIZSY4voPL9rRDniQcwFBOHE-_eWMmKm9rzYG1331Lf-EJtWTwPCY5HaMx9UdnYRqbTj5a6qe4/s1600/isabelle_0.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596279379240591346" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7jB7NVgN6dytXE888JbdqOQVNlC2iwVEZ1Vomb0e5ZuTwKjGGZ6Lwwx1mTIOAXDyT3VIZSY4voPL9rRDniQcwFBOHE-_eWMmKm9rzYG1331Lf-EJtWTwPCY5HaMx9UdnYRqbTj5a6qe4/s400/isabelle_0.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 528px; height: 225px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uMQeDlHO5BZXna7yRdEmBAWLPmjwsDK27c3zIKMTaQDU3L50BWl5gjEWVwWluwmfA98OEzuSCLRToZor3WJY8ACISbovAeZwGIvXC-OxqpOA_NLy_i6v45OlN65aD_M2Ea_HdpEf0_Y/s1600/paper-dress.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596277687407940226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_uMQeDlHO5BZXna7yRdEmBAWLPmjwsDK27c3zIKMTaQDU3L50BWl5gjEWVwWluwmfA98OEzuSCLRToZor3WJY8ACISbovAeZwGIvXC-OxqpOA_NLy_i6v45OlN65aD_M2Ea_HdpEf0_Y/s400/paper-dress.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 526px; height: 398px;" /></a><br /><br />Her works include paper recreations of Renaissance costumes of the Medici family, gowns worn by Elizabeth I and Marie-Antoinette, the fashions of Fortuny (known for their pleats) and the designs of grand couturiers Fredrick Worth, Paul Poiret, Christian Dior and Coco Chanel.<br /><br />Some examples of her Medici fashions:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmMRXbNERHROf8jdJ_nnwpV4PGTI_Ypk3HFeS2NklKYXpy9OfpWHhi53eeV3TuIlnOJgOUbZ8aw054XEBp-eiwB7wgLlfCJCgIzMjrwoA7BKQ3FdOn98KYjkTDU3s-EiMVZYTdUWPzXM/s1600/rob_med_08.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596265058931369650" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqmMRXbNERHROf8jdJ_nnwpV4PGTI_Ypk3HFeS2NklKYXpy9OfpWHhi53eeV3TuIlnOJgOUbZ8aw054XEBp-eiwB7wgLlfCJCgIzMjrwoA7BKQ3FdOn98KYjkTDU3s-EiMVZYTdUWPzXM/s400/rob_med_08.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxiZZ_TGRVRrEysDZGVlTQ4tpiCUmWYsbYFZ5RqIuBAmdWncPCe40v7XQTpmUZW0_UsuW01CjVGWfK7Y8in571LF-bCuACA9XRUBoqDQnUKuAloMQ96N9ztOFF4AXIb9-X6BHJRzQ5CU/s1600/rob_med_09.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596264992295607474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDxiZZ_TGRVRrEysDZGVlTQ4tpiCUmWYsbYFZ5RqIuBAmdWncPCe40v7XQTpmUZW0_UsuW01CjVGWfK7Y8in571LF-bCuACA9XRUBoqDQnUKuAloMQ96N9ztOFF4AXIb9-X6BHJRzQ5CU/s400/rob_med_09.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />Jackie Kennedy's Wedding Dress:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbbJnGdQzrU7AyQa9YBfEcmfOS09FVu-Ixc-7Rpw3uDKwXiVCCai3W8FjvHyhmejr8w6FDx5IslgBZtWADjcP6XtaxcFkTjdXPVULHesoGEJoXmMKmrLbQ8-nH8ff_dB352bkV8aQDb4/s1600/Jacki+wedding+dress.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596264289563418050" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbbJnGdQzrU7AyQa9YBfEcmfOS09FVu-Ixc-7Rpw3uDKwXiVCCai3W8FjvHyhmejr8w6FDx5IslgBZtWADjcP6XtaxcFkTjdXPVULHesoGEJoXmMKmrLbQ8-nH8ff_dB352bkV8aQDb4/s400/Jacki+wedding+dress.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE8JE12YmEYyjO2pl_uAoVLzyvkLvs20RRKwVdxqKnwE30_qtf_IXLLx22lDfrhXdnEu6ho9VQQtVugDNwJtdrpR0oK10NThu8zX00UXGMVGngkCck1kpmQ0LYZH1-f4Ihj7Y1P9-DCE/s1600/rob_mus_02.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596264413199347618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZE8JE12YmEYyjO2pl_uAoVLzyvkLvs20RRKwVdxqKnwE30_qtf_IXLLx22lDfrhXdnEu6ho9VQQtVugDNwJtdrpR0oK10NThu8zX00UXGMVGngkCck1kpmQ0LYZH1-f4Ihj7Y1P9-DCE/s400/rob_mus_02.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />She created a series of dresses realized with suede wall coverings for the Antelope Collection by Arte International in 2010:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwpg5e9v5et_KBc8CQEovOB_6neO2ktIEdKNVLNOpA6KRwgaPFX-y89tC1Y6R9bfgfeZCFeMvrvz1-8BBRA6n6pOyzL36ziwVcPi9iZQ-bCBJrZkAgDJrAV0HicZx8Td2TJH-sfWHYs/s1600/arte+dress2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596263733425995746" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgShwpg5e9v5et_KBc8CQEovOB_6neO2ktIEdKNVLNOpA6KRwgaPFX-y89tC1Y6R9bfgfeZCFeMvrvz1-8BBRA6n6pOyzL36ziwVcPi9iZQ-bCBJrZkAgDJrAV0HicZx8Td2TJH-sfWHYs/s400/arte+dress2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 633px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADOvItUpEUr5bmuohbcLTCn2l9oajQ2Ex5DHEf4Q2LhcFejrryXGmKJw5Km5tenOl2iXFcQ139hOwvOzl1oHTG83moT8z-FZukP_Br_XLPQat8n7LRK13ESRe15I8boKyNmcHDJ66MD0/s1600/artedress1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596263675179331810" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhADOvItUpEUr5bmuohbcLTCn2l9oajQ2Ex5DHEf4Q2LhcFejrryXGmKJw5Km5tenOl2iXFcQ139hOwvOzl1oHTG83moT8z-FZukP_Br_XLPQat8n7LRK13ESRe15I8boKyNmcHDJ66MD0/s400/artedress1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 315px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BJ-j71bGgeZWXwzMqLExeHRyKYEssoiLoh-wXIIetM-gOi-uvL8CVq0WKIS3PAR7tsLXXCkSjNbHeRDhU4o1aTMpdiii4DYPzh5WPK8-uyiauIsyrJba3ctcArW4fT8fwa_73SPt3v0/s1600/artedress3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596263592296499474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8BJ-j71bGgeZWXwzMqLExeHRyKYEssoiLoh-wXIIetM-gOi-uvL8CVq0WKIS3PAR7tsLXXCkSjNbHeRDhU4o1aTMpdiii4DYPzh5WPK8-uyiauIsyrJba3ctcArW4fT8fwa_73SPt3v0/s400/artedress3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 315px;" /></a><br /><br />For her present exhibit, Pulp Fashions, at San Francisco's Legion of Honor, she chose four famous paintings from their collection and recreated the fashions within them. Below are two examples:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXE9bcpinw_cRY9Ejoun4bSKYMjWJrkmlQ38bxSU26twwJ3nC4Ns4CPCh0jcu8KkrA0_USG0k_SM1RsJNcJYE7bnDYI4VyEvNWAbn14cvjd0aXNS1FGL0xJR8Gjg5waP6Z-3GEgO7nMY/s1600/Marie+Claire+de+Croy+and+Child%252C+after+the+painting+by+Van+Dyck%252C+2010.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596269264707208898" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIXE9bcpinw_cRY9Ejoun4bSKYMjWJrkmlQ38bxSU26twwJ3nC4Ns4CPCh0jcu8KkrA0_USG0k_SM1RsJNcJYE7bnDYI4VyEvNWAbn14cvjd0aXNS1FGL0xJR8Gjg5waP6Z-3GEgO7nMY/s400/Marie+Claire+de+Croy+and+Child%252C+after+the+painting+by+Van+Dyck%252C+2010.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CqYzSYozK6bw4oZNuzEJ5yB0XczU2qmFi-JKph2VNiv4KQkQU6n22MsXFhVYto_5wzVYbPVlZP64hdTfpQ3Xi8gYEnGxHg3Pz8MSAdb8UcaQBcG5aylyY2hBude8D4PdLLGwgUl_8Qg/s1600/borchgrave13.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596269150672487266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7CqYzSYozK6bw4oZNuzEJ5yB0XczU2qmFi-JKph2VNiv4KQkQU6n22MsXFhVYto_5wzVYbPVlZP64hdTfpQ3Xi8gYEnGxHg3Pz8MSAdb8UcaQBcG5aylyY2hBude8D4PdLLGwgUl_8Qg/s400/borchgrave13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 263px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><br />The Belgian artist is a painter by training, but textile and costume are her muses. Working in collaboration with leading costume historians and young fashion designers, de Borchgrave crafts a world of splendor from the simplest rag paper.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5bbvimTQdGx2bL-Tczst3pBEmcNk0PsYU20VM8Hudhn3190qSPv5HmkzQgqCLrjppN33kno6AUgNs0zD1zcCxYDR26Yj8DB1CjSqjAruy8Bwo1g-PVUOiFBC4MWkXjyqomt-LJ2XqYU/s1600/The+artist+at+work+on+a+piece+based+on+Massimo+Stanzione%25E2%2580%2599s+Woman+in+Neapolitan+Costume%252C+2010.+Photo+courtesy+Cr%25C3%25A9ations+Isabelle+de+Borchgrave.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596273182129915922" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV5bbvimTQdGx2bL-Tczst3pBEmcNk0PsYU20VM8Hudhn3190qSPv5HmkzQgqCLrjppN33kno6AUgNs0zD1zcCxYDR26Yj8DB1CjSqjAruy8Bwo1g-PVUOiFBC4MWkXjyqomt-LJ2XqYU/s400/The+artist+at+work+on+a+piece+based+on+Massimo+Stanzione%25E2%2580%2599s+Woman+in+Neapolitan+Costume%252C+2010.+Photo+courtesy+Cr%25C3%25A9ations+Isabelle+de+Borchgrave.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 531px; height: 354px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpJfIpdFUp1-76sx05lXTf4kOAEdFgs2bLPmtXuTJHElkEtVQvdR1zLbDBAf8dfvXeGdW92kj7gFP6DWIYs-MOaXV5llDm-XTPclzKZymgFb-jU3D15r21AWNXjUDRGIw7IQ7qTSORCo/s1600/The+artist+and+collaborators+at+work+on+a+piece+based+on+Massimo+Stanzione%25E2%2580%2599s+Woman+in+Neapolitan+Costume%252C+2010.+Photo+courtesy+Cr%25C3%25A9ations+Isabelle+de+Borchgrave.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596273362891657826" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHpJfIpdFUp1-76sx05lXTf4kOAEdFgs2bLPmtXuTJHElkEtVQvdR1zLbDBAf8dfvXeGdW92kj7gFP6DWIYs-MOaXV5llDm-XTPclzKZymgFb-jU3D15r21AWNXjUDRGIw7IQ7qTSORCo/s400/The+artist+and+collaborators+at+work+on+a+piece+based+on+Massimo+Stanzione%25E2%2580%2599s+Woman+in+Neapolitan+Costume%252C+2010.+Photo+courtesy+Cr%25C3%25A9ations+Isabelle+de+Borchgrave.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 353px;" /></a><br /><br />Painting and manipulating the paper, she forms trompe l’oeil masterpieces of elaborate dresses inspired by rich depictions in early European painting or by iconic costumes in museum collections around the world.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduyZYhUtmpoOQK0tmzAqQfO3NTQdKjjE89P2IDnx1Kg7K990pfSoctOEEba7jfsdQ1dBVW9FK2a9dCEo3RQwigvBmdQiZwAcLXgz8xNJgntHB_iNRTNGgBrBeqwvVuHLKn2irO74-LGw/s1600/toledo-dress.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596270594368820930" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhduyZYhUtmpoOQK0tmzAqQfO3NTQdKjjE89P2IDnx1Kg7K990pfSoctOEEba7jfsdQ1dBVW9FK2a9dCEo3RQwigvBmdQiZwAcLXgz8xNJgntHB_iNRTNGgBrBeqwvVuHLKn2irO74-LGw/s400/toledo-dress.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 543px;" /></a><br /><br />The Paper Dress of Eleonora de Toledo, 1522-1562 (above) was inspired by a portrait of Bronzino (Gallery of Uffizi, Firenze) and began with a sketch, followed with the hand-painting of the fabric in her studio to yield the final masterpiece:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4QwvwpVu-ZoFYAGL4uM8v7pez8SmCnbTvnIjbzFbJFDj_WFFIy0ucLq2IwZD7uj2alpy9QERHPuD5AVt2Fb3ICeJ_U9nkCJTQ6dvHn5Wd38C7Aeut6kNbDvSY-_tdhA61BxJ_4Vllt4/s1600/Atelier-isabelle-de-Borchgrave3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596255993051114978" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs4QwvwpVu-ZoFYAGL4uM8v7pez8SmCnbTvnIjbzFbJFDj_WFFIy0ucLq2IwZD7uj2alpy9QERHPuD5AVt2Fb3ICeJ_U9nkCJTQ6dvHn5Wd38C7Aeut6kNbDvSY-_tdhA61BxJ_4Vllt4/s400/Atelier-isabelle-de-Borchgrave3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 530px; height: 396px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgOKYOjc2udcL82XsGkgmcLuTXlS7rphw4YVT6jUQvFke-yhLUsEj4gf_kK0YKazIXeuGkT2T2B03K92f16M-noyeue8PZAps3_DkbiwfmJCe-EnNr9hxJMFwj_UbMx33wW9Vpq3pSgM/s1600/7906-EleonoreTolede.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596256517398987842" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmgOKYOjc2udcL82XsGkgmcLuTXlS7rphw4YVT6jUQvFke-yhLUsEj4gf_kK0YKazIXeuGkT2T2B03K92f16M-noyeue8PZAps3_DkbiwfmJCe-EnNr9hxJMFwj_UbMx33wW9Vpq3pSgM/s400/7906-EleonoreTolede.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 385px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39zS6iMI_5Pq95b8uaxuvlbFXRrPvo37UjxvJVUgufBFkwcle5valvipP5rw4d48NC47PRCHXj2cW_7e32oyuU3u-9fNU5QkAUeJs5ZAjC8Bkjb0Z3mjnO3BeBP1e97PFKaGl9qk_VOs/s1600/7906-Andreas+von+Einsiedel.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596256067095803794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj39zS6iMI_5Pq95b8uaxuvlbFXRrPvo37UjxvJVUgufBFkwcle5valvipP5rw4d48NC47PRCHXj2cW_7e32oyuU3u-9fNU5QkAUeJs5ZAjC8Bkjb0Z3mjnO3BeBP1e97PFKaGl9qk_VOs/s400/7906-Andreas+von+Einsiedel.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 385px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6hBCChh2vDKPVR_gKGQcMpWAL1O_Vcx7m5xX_3RAHQAKTm1UIUKPtXmmLdaIMTCpH98qJODZQ6dErV_poTgj6oopJW05piyNqHqcuXiBJzMeV4BVY9oyDY4DWqMQTMbR04hXwG1sGUg/s1600/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.49.17+PM.png"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596271122393298530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ6hBCChh2vDKPVR_gKGQcMpWAL1O_Vcx7m5xX_3RAHQAKTm1UIUKPtXmmLdaIMTCpH98qJODZQ6dErV_poTgj6oopJW05piyNqHqcuXiBJzMeV4BVY9oyDY4DWqMQTMbR04hXwG1sGUg/s400/Screen+shot+2011-04-16+at+12.49.17+PM.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 694px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">images and info courtesy of </span><a href="http://www.isabelledeborchgrave.com/" style="font-style: italic;">Isabelle de Borchgrave</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> and </span><a href="http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/" style="font-style: italic;">The Legion of Honor</a></span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Exhibiting Now</span><br />At present, The Legion of Honor in san Francisco is the first American museum to dedicate an entire exhibition to the work of Isabelle de Borchgrave, although her creations have been widely displayed in Europe.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6jD3IWFsdKici2OJmTFENYduhcI19nQNu0zNc-dDGPgaC2AijdtG6EyU1aMCiTvm_uWC0E-ivQ-4uc4RqnH7iBBphYIvNaxC66Lhc0lxZ5a9rINTbAlBACRFR4hEmcEyUiGA8tMdcpk/s1600/pulp+fashion1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5596283393723122562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW6jD3IWFsdKici2OJmTFENYduhcI19nQNu0zNc-dDGPgaC2AijdtG6EyU1aMCiTvm_uWC0E-ivQ-4uc4RqnH7iBBphYIvNaxC66Lhc0lxZ5a9rINTbAlBACRFR4hEmcEyUiGA8tMdcpk/s400/pulp+fashion1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 518px; height: 209px;" /></a><br /><br />Pulp Fashion draws on several themes and presents quintessential examples in the history of costume—from Renaissance finery of the Medici family and gowns worn by Elizabeth I and Marie-Antoinette to the creations of the grand couturiers Frederick Worth, Paul Poiret, Christian Dior, and Coco Chanel. Special attention is given to the creations and studio of Mariano Fortuny, the eccentric early-20th-century artist who is both a major source of inspiration to de Borchgrave and a kindred spirit.<br /><a href="http://legionofhonor.famsf.org/pressroom/pressreleases/pulp-fashion-art-isabelle-de-borchgrave-legion-honor"><br />Pulp Fashion: The Art of Isabelle de Borchgrave, February 5, 2011 - June 5, 2011</a><br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >A special thanks to my very hip parents who told me about Isabelle de Borchgrave and her work.<br /></span>

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