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A widow's mourning dress, WW1

A becoming widow's dress of dull black crepe de chine. The jupe is of black crepe, with an accordion-pleated tunic of crepe de chine. The corsage is cleverly arranged with pannier basque, with a snow-white lawn Medici collar and vest. The scheme completed with a hat-bonnet of crape and graceful flowing veil

Picture No
13991216
Media ID
45429276
Size
2800px x 6206px (1.5MB)
Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Illustration by Amie in The Tatler, 25 November 1914
Date
1914

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