19.5" pit to pit
Usually Hermione wasn't one to stand out from the crowd except with her intellect
Perfect for weddings, galas, and upscale evening occasions
There is no hook at the top of the zipper so it does move down if the fit is tight and you're moving- had zero issues after going up a size
In Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 (2000) Joan Nunn discusses the changes in fabric and color during this time: Throughout the period light colours were fairly general for evening wear and were considered more suitable for young ladies, as were cottons like muslin or tarlatan, but by the 1860s cotton had lost ground as a high-fashion fabric, and silk, satin, taffeta, faille, moir, silk poplin from Ireland, and velvet for more mature ladies, were used for formal dresses. (166-67) Red was a relatively common color at this time among the elite due to its richness, especially when created through the new aniline (synthetic) dyes that evoked novelty and opulence
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