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Worth afternoon dress ca. 1872

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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tags → #19th century #victorian #extant garments #dress #gown #afternoon dress #worth #house of worth #charles frederick worth #bustle #purple #violet #train #zig zag #stripes #fringe #bows #pleats 
La Mode Illustrée, 1863

La Mode Illustrée, 1863

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Dress ca. 1795 From LACMA

Dress ca. 1795

From LACMA

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tags → #18th Century #Empire #directoire #extant garments #dress #gown #evening gown #gold #embroidery #sequins #zig zag #feathers #turban #fan