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Isabelle de Borchgrave Dies at 78; Traced Sartorial History With Paper

An artist and designer, she transformed simple craft paper into elaborate trompe l’oeil confections, creating stunning life-size reproductions of period garments.

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Ms. de Borchgrave at Versailles in 2011. “I had no idea that I would do so many dresses,” she said. “After I made one, I started a second and then a third. It is crazy and you never stop.”
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