Picture No | 10700830 |
Date | 1916 |
Description | Dress by Ernest, WW1 |
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A picturesque dress of pervenche blue taffeta trimmed with frills, with a stiffened hem and a frill of white muslin edged with lace from Ernest's. The skirt displays the shorter, fuller characteristics becoming popular during the First World War, replacing the tighter pre-war skirts.
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Source | Illustration by Olive Hewerdine in The Tatler, 5 April 1916 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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