Branwyn Maura wrote:
Gores in various configurations were used to widen skirts from the early middle
ages on (it's an early step in the evolution of tailoring), but the use of a
contrast gore for stylish effect is not really documentable for this period (I
think there is some use of this technique in the 19th century, but I'm not
sure).
It looks really nifty, however. Makes me wish it *was* documentable...
Definitely a matter of taste... I hate it and wish it would go away :-)
--
Adele de Maisieres
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Habeo metrum - musicamque,
hominem meam. Expectat alium quid?
-Georgeus Gershwinus
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