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House of Worth | c. 1882 This dress is in the Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity exhibition currently at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is stunning in person. The train has wide pleats of satin and tulle that fan out perfectly. I could not look away. I just wanted to keep staring but some 55 year old mother and her precocious, test tube, 5 year old daughter cock blocked me and pressed their faces against the glass. 

House of Worth | c. 1882

This dress is in the Impressionism, Fashion and Modernity exhibition currently at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is stunning in person. The train has wide pleats of satin and tulle that fan out perfectly. I could not look away. I just wanted to keep staring but some 55 year old mother and her precocious, test tube, 5 year old daughter cock blocked me and pressed their faces against the glass. 

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2 months ago on March 10, 2013
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    Also, this dress is just as stunning IRL as it is when drawn by Vera Brosgol, which is rare.
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    A fashion professor of mine, the brilliant Dr. Lourdes Font always emphasized that Worth gown can be identified by three...
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    It’s so pretty
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