1930s Bias Dress ~ Anna May Wong (2024)

This black satin, bias-cut dress with blossom and humming Bird -embroidered shoulders was worn by Anna May Wong in the 1934 film “Limehouse Blues”. Designed by Travis Banton

Model: Imahn Pholi

1930s Bias dress made by me!

This dress was a recreation of Anna May Wongs dress that currently displayed at Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. I have to thank the blog Decades Inc. for the amazing closeup and differing angles of this dress. I also have to thank Mary Not Martha for the amazing embroidery fabric that I added to my sleeves. (links to websites if you click on photos!)

Thank you Imahn Pholi for being my amazing model.

I have included process photos

Below is the replica and above is the authentic 1930s surviving dress

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