Evening dress
Medium: Persimmon silk satin and ecru lace
Date: c. 1895
Country: England
The waist of this evening gown measures an atypically slender 18 inches. Although stories of severely tight-laced corsets are almost certainly exaggerated, women often did lace more tightly for formal occasions. The full, puffed sleeves of dresses in the 1890s also made waists appear even smaller.
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Oooh, delicious! - and it doesn't look at all dated! Apart from the tight bottleneck waistline, it's easy ro imagine this one worn by a film star or a posh gala guest in the present century.
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