Red Cotton Print Gown

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This dress, as you can see, is made of a red printed cotton fabric. The color onscreen is a little different than what it actually is. The bodice is gathered in the front (darted lining) and has sleeves that are a slight variation from the bishop sleeve. The top of the sleeves have two box pleats and a black glass button on top of each pleat. I've seen this a lot in CdVs before. The decorative cuffs (picture below) were taken off of an original gown I had seen. I also added black glass buttons to decorate the front of the bodice, although the bodice actually closes with hooks and eyes.

Reproduction sleeve cuff and original sleeve cuff.