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Women would also sometimes wear a neckerchief or a more formal lace modesty piece, particularly on low-cut dresses. [10] The robe à la française or sack-back gown featured back pleats hanging loosely from the neckline. A fitted bodice held the front of the gown closely to the figure.
1. A simple trimmed lace and cloth dress English/French cut. (1710) 2. Silk dress supported by panniers. Note that there is no central parting to the dress. The low cut neckline is also less ornamented than a contemporary women's would be. (1718) 3. A group scene of a girl and two boys. Boys were breeched at around 5–10. The girl wears a low ...
Gina Lollobrigida raised eyebrows with her famous low-cut dress in 1960. [133] Hollywood actress Helen Talbot said that she was expected to wear falsies while shooting in the 1940s. [ 150 ] At least one British film, The Wicked Lady , had to be partially reshot due to period costumes that were deemed overly revealing.
Low-cut pieces! With that in mind, we picked out our 17 current favorite dresses which feature show-stopping, plunging necklines in a handful of styles. Some of these dresses are shorter, some ...
Dolly Parton’s iconic look -- big hair, big heels and tight low-cut dresses covered in rhinestones or beads — is a big part of her lasting appeal, nearly as important as her vast catalogue of ...
Over time, bedgowns became the staple upper garment of British and American female working-class street wear. Women would also often wear a neck handkerchief or a more formal lace modesty piece, particularly on lower cut dresses, often for modesty reasons. [12] In surviving artwork, there are few women depicted wearing bedgowns without a ...
Nicole Kidman put her own twist on the “naked” trend at the Expats premiere in New York City.. Kidman, 56, graced the Sunday, January 21, red carpet in a skin-baring gown by Versace. While ...
1798 picture, showing a lady who seems none too warmly attired for a balloon journey in her low-cut thin-looking Directoire dress. Fashion plate of white Directoire dress worn with contrasting red shawl with a Greek key border. A 1798 sketch of a day outfit with short "spencer" jacket (less neoclassical, though still following the empire ...