I recently acquired the gorgeous vintage dress, which appears to be handmade (looks like the early 1940s?). There are many reasons I love this dress, but first among them is the beautiful, bright, silky butterfly fabric.
Excuse the wrinkles, it had just had a bath.
So now I’m a bit obsessed with butterfly fabrics, especially in silk. A little 90s perhaps (does anyone else remember that trend of photorealistic insects printed on fabric?), but I think they’re very pretty.
These are all silks from Thai Silks
This is a print I’ve been admiring for a while. The butterflies are huge, over 9 inches!
This one is very loud, but I like it.
And this black and white print is really stunning. Couldn’t you just see it as a dress with some brightly colored trim?
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Oh I just love that little dress! The print is so nifty. I would have snatched that up, even if it wasn’t my size, just for the fabric! I’m trying to imagine a project using the Thai silk print with the huge butterflies…. I’m sure I can think of some reason to justify buying it!
[...] Beautiful silk butterfly prints inspired by a 1930s/40s dress I recently acquired. [...]
Wow.
Beautiful fabrics.
I’d love to see the dress on, with your choice in accessories!
:)
Andrea