ornamentedbeing: herwildwildeyes: The back on this gown is very interesting, I’ve never seen a
ornamentedbeing:herwildwildeyes:The back on this gown is very interesting, I’ve never seen anything like it before. Would any of you kind beautiful people know the name of the design on the upper back and/or how it’s made and the origin?I wish I could zoom in on it to see how exactly it’s made… the bottom of the back looks like a plain English back but the top is different… help?I’m pretty sure that is an en fourreau.En fourreau pleats are also evil. -- source link
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