Rate the Dress: A vision in lace and gold, ca. 1850 - The Dreamstress

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Reactions to last week’s 1930s gold lame Jessie Franklin Turner number were actually surprisingly similar to the smocked Liberty frock from the week before – a mix of strong love, a tiny bit of strong dislike, a fair smattering of blah, and sleeve-dislike. What do you get with surprising similarity? An identical 8.3 out of 10 rating! I really struggled to pick a dress for Rate the Dress this week. As a juxtaposition to the last few weeks, I really wanted something bright, and sweet, and girlish. Alas, nothing I found seemed to be the right contrast. I finally settled on this 1850s evening dress, because the gold, and the lace bertha, seem to resonate with last week’s gold frock, and its flutter sleeves. Next week I’ll definitely have to find something with colour though! (of course, knowing me, that could be a warning rather than a promise 😉 ) This ca. 1850 evening dress in white damask silk satin, with gold brocading of rather exotic, parasol shaped flower heads, is trimmed with silk net …

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