The flared skirt adds graceful movement, making it an effortlessly chic choice for day-to-night dressing
Cartridge pleats were used at first to draw up the skirt fabric in 1841, but after 1846 flat pleating the fabric gave more overall hemline width
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Its colorful, whimsical, and mysterious
