costumeloverz71: This is the “Lily Dress” (circa 1896), made for the Countess Greffulhe and attribut
costumeloverz71: This is the “Lily Dress” (circa 1896), made for the Countess Greffulhe and attributed to the House of Worth.. The dress’s princess line, for example, was atypical for the time, but was very flattering to her tall, slender figure. The motif of lilies refers to a verse in her honor, composed by the dandy-poet Robert de Montesquiou, who served as the main inspiration for another of Proust’s characters, the Baron de Charlus. -- source link