Paper vases by the Queen of Paper Couture Isabelle de Borchgrave…

…her gorgeous paper kaftans….

‘The Persian name given to this dress means “good deed”. Through its feeling of balance and the wisdom which emanates from it, this textile embroidered on a silk brackground suggests goodness. Its centre is in the shape of a door (the “mirab”) encouraging philosophical thought and the acquirement of knowledge, as well as suggesting the doorway to the infinite’

..and her miniature paper scenes…