Dress
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By mid-century, the emphasis of the fashionable silhouette settled on the ever increasing circumference of the skirt. A swelling bell shape was achieved through multiple layers of stiff petticoats. In addition, sophisticated border-patterned textiles were produced for tiered flounces designed with the express purpose of creating the effect of even greater volume.
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