1870s Gown

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This dress will be largely based on the gowns worn in Daniel Deronda and The Way We Live Now. More specifically, gowns worn by Gwendolen Harleth and Hetta Carbury. I used to not like this era, but I changed my mind after seeing these delightful films.

 

 

Above painting: Portrait of Two Sisters, 1840 by Louis-Edouard

Courtesy of CGFA.