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Costumes & Textile Collection

'Revolutionary' Clothing

Colonial Era Men's Wear

A Woman's Best Dress

Foundations and Accesories
   

Costumes & Textile Collection:
Detail of Brown Dress

Detail of the redingote's sleeve, showing the elbow ruffle of "Vandyke" points, edged in velvet.

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Detail of the redingote's back, showing the balanced placement of the fabric, application of velvet strips to mimic curved back seams, and the dense pleating at the top of the full sleeves.

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