Dress

British

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The young bride of Andrew Carnegie celebrated her husband's heritage, after a wedding trip to Scotland and England, in wearing Scottish dress. Even while the skirt accords with the resolute shaping of 1880s high style, the additional drape across the hips recalls the fluid form of the kilt. Even its fringed edge confirms the haunting presence of the kilt for this is not only a dress about style of its time, but also about ancestry, ever echoing harsh Highlands ambience.

Dress, wool, silk, British

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Dress, wool, silk, British
Dress, wool, silk, British
Dress, wool, silk, British

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