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Evening dress made of beige satin, white chiffon and black machine lace

 


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Evening dress made of beige satin, white chiffon and black machine lace
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This dress was sewn from satin of a fashionable beige colour and embellished with two overskirts. The first is made of white chiffon and has an original broad band worked in beads, bugles and strasses featuring bouquets of roses in pots of two different types displaying the geometricization of forms characteristic of the late Art Nouveau. The other, made of black lace, is elongated and runs into a train at the back. The dress has a harmonious colour scheme. The combination of beige satin with the white chiffon and black lace of the overskirts is enhanced by the exquisite tones of the needlework.

 

 

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