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Rather than wearing fussy dresses bedecked with yards of the over-the-top trim beloved by Victorians, she preferred progressive, menswear-inspired clothes. (via The WSJ, June 15, 2018) Coinciding with the advent of mass manufacturing, and thus ready-to-wear fashion, the shirtwaist top, along with skirts and other separates, were easy to produce, as they did not require precise, custom fits making them a hit with working and middle-class women (via LovetoKnow)
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Best for: Romantic dates, vacation photos, beach evenings
The collection was presented in a stately room of white and gold Louis XV boiserie, in what was once the htel particulier of the noble Clermont-Tonnerre family
That moment in that dress tells the audience a lot about Hepburns character, Holly Golightly