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LUCILE LADY DUFF GORDON BEADED and APPLIQUED SILK GOWN, c. 1914. Cream satin having cream and blue chiffon short sleeve bodice with V-neck and back, trimmed in bands of blue satin, silver metallic cord and crystal beaded fringe and colorful silk flowers, blue satin cummerbund, hobble skirt beneath short beaded chiffon overskirt ruched in front to reveal beaded lace and chiffon underskirt and having silk flower swag, chiffon side drape studded with rhinestones. Paris label link http://www.whitakerauction.com
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Renee Ryan here, ready to share more research I’ve uncovered while working on my latest Charity House novel. The book is set in 1896 and despite how much I’d rather dig into the story I must dress my heroine. She is a fashionable woman of her time, so it’s important I get her clothing right. ... Read more
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