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Corset body

"As artistic depictions of wealthy Belle Epoque women showed them in fashionable black reception dresses and luxurious evening gowns, the urban working woman was adopting her own simple black dress, in coarse matte fabrics - a style soon to be appropriated by Chanel." But before then, the death of King Edward VII in 1910, brought a further rush for funeral wear, including that year's "Black Ascot" which inspired many later designers

Strapless faux leather bodycon mini dress

I generally do not appreciate "old England" sorts of books, either, but this one got the language just right

Outlined with white scalloped detailing and stitched with a line of embellished buttons below the Peter Pan collar, it marries classic and contemporary cues for a timeless style ready to ring in the new year