midi holiday dress Red Pleated - Event Dresses Back zip closure Holiday Party Plaid Midi Dress

Description

Sleeves made for a fairytale gown

ISBN 0-688-02893-4 Bourhis, Katell le: The Age of Napoleon: Costume from Revolution to Empire, 17891815 , Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1989

Fabric: Tulle,Lace Applique

A braided leather belt in a mix of brown tones ties the upper and lower halves together

Details: * the set, bodice, skirt and overskirt, are made in ivory silk faille (13m went into it...) with lilac silk velvet accents * A fitted bodice i n silk faille, lined throughout with cotton *The bodice is boned with original Victorian antique bodice stays, and the inside finish is by machine * the neck is decorated wiuth a a complex set of trtim, velvet ribbon and velvet and faille dagging - same decoration is on the 3/4 sleeves * The bodice closes with silk velvet covered buttons, buttonholes are made by hand