Another Tinted Postcard from the Past

This delicate blouse has the European high collar and full sleeves worn around the turn of the 20th century – generally known as Edwardian style. Strangely, I’m not sure I like it with the loose hair and widely sprigged saree on the lovely young woman who is mixing her sartorial metaphors. The sleeve ruffle is whitework on lawn or a similar light cotton. My guess is that the outfit would look better in the original colours, rather than the slightly odd added tints. But the overused title, Bombay Beauty, is certainly true in this case.

 

 

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