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Only five of 's butterfly dress were made, with the first being for Austine Heart (pictured), wife of William Randolph Hearst Jr. They contained 25 yards of tulle and weighed a whopping 18 lbs. of 1954, via the Met.

Only five of #CharlesJames's #frockingfabulous butterfly dress were made, with the first being for Austine Heart (pictured), wife of William Randolph Hearst Jr. They contained 25 yards of tulle and weighed a whopping 18 lbs. #Fashionhistory of 1954, via the Met.
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Paris
Mon. Vignon,
Fournisseur Breveté de S.M.L. Imperatrice
182 rue de Rivoli.

Dress, 1869-70.

Ribbed silk trimmed with satin, faced with cotton, brass.
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collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115837/d…

Paris
Mon. Vignon,
Fournisseur Breveté de S.M.L. Imperatrice
182 rue de Rivoli.

Dress, 1869-70.

Ribbed silk trimmed with satin, faced with cotton, brass.
©️ @V_and_A 
#FashionHistory 

collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O115837/d…
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Great Britain

Lovely Day Dress, c.1830.

Hand-made from block-printed cotton and lined with cotton.
The bodice has a front panel that could be lifted for nursing.

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collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142423/d…

Great Britain

Lovely Day Dress, c.1830.

Hand-made from block-printed cotton and lined with cotton.
The bodice has a front panel that could be lifted for nursing.

©️ @V_and_A 
#FashionHistory 

collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O142423/d…
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