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Mermaid wedding dress with high neck and detachable pieces

Chiffon, satin, and velvet in light purple are unmistakably event-appropriate

Although men and women alike valued and continued to wear handcrafted kente and adinkra textiles for special occasions, fashion, I soon learned, was viewed as a distinctively female concern

The asymmetric off-shoulder neckline creates a contemporary look whilst the flared sleeves add dramatic flair to your night-out ensemble

They were kept in place with wire covered in silk that was twisted into a series of hooks & eyes Wire or boning supports covered with buttonhole twist were put in the collar to keep it rigid High collars were for day, but night had exceptionally low sweetheart, square, or round necklines that showed off huge amounts of jewelry SLEEVES Sleeves by 1900 had lost most of the fullness in the head The bottom now widened out & was either open at the end like a bell or caught in at the wrist as a bishop sleeve In 1904 Bell sleeves had frills at the wrist Straight sleeves developed into bloused effects at the wrist Sleeves of 1906 were elbow length with full puffs UNDERGARMENTS With Edwardian ladies of 1899, very dainty underwear was worn, with lace frills that popped out of throat & wrist Lace was clustered over negligees & tea gowns In 1900, women spent 1/5 of their clothing allowances on undergarments: lace trimmed petticoats of satin, brocade, & silk Blue, pink, yellow, & black were most popular petticoat colors By 1902, it was considered vulgar for the petticoat to be heard, so silent petticoats made of soft materials became chic The teddy, worn in this era as undergarment, would become an outer garment when La Belle Epoque gave way to the boyish flapper look in the 1920s Undergarments were combinations (shifts & drawers merged) or long princess line chemises worn over split drawers To maintain the slim silhouette of 1910, underwear was trimmed only with flat bows or bands of lace CORSETS The shape of the period more than any other was created by the corset The aim was to make the hips more rounded & the waist as small as possible

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