Then
Afternoon Dress Charles Fredrick Worth, 1889 The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Sooner Then
Gilbert Adrian, 1941 The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Now
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I'm in love with the second piece, and I'm in awe of the third. It's interesting to look at, the way modern art is. If I'm honest with myself, though, I really dislike it. I don't see how they can call it a "dress", let alone something formal. There's so little substance to it. Perhaps it's just me, but I believe a dress should not be as translucent as Blake's is--even if it's that way because of a healthy dose of lace.
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