For a dramatic effect, layer a rich wool boucle plastron over a basic dress. Add a matching hat, gloves, and handbag.
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| Miss Gene Marshall |
Costume Credits: Dress, handbag, and necklace are from Ashton Drake. Plastron, hat, beaded gauntlet gloves, belt, and earrings are from The Couture Touch. Caribbean Kiss Gene Marshall [re-coiffed] appears courtesy of Monolithic Studios and Ashton Drake.
I hope you enjoyed this series inspired by the make do and mend era of the 1940s. With interchangeable accessories, you can always be fashionably dressed with a minimum of time and expense.
Bibliography:
The Complete Book of Sewing by Constance Talbot, published 1943.
Thank you, Madame Mélissa, for all of your diligence, ideas and creations you shared this year! Not only was it creative and stylish...it was fun! I am looking forward to what next year will bring! --Monsieur Érik
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