How gorgeous are those ostrich feather statement sleeves
The floor-length dress is accessorized with an elaborate Roger Scemama necklace, a brooch in her hair, a pair of oversized black sunglasses and a pair of black elbow-length gloves (all personally selected by Givenchy)
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In 1850s America, womens rights activists such as Amelia Jenks Bloomer and Elizabeth Cady Stanton horrified polite society with their controversial pairing of what at that time were two distinctively gendered garments, said Cassidy Zachary, a fashion historian and co-creator of the podcast Dressed: The History of Fashion. The dress reform movement, aka the rational dress movement, took off in the United States and parts of Europe during the Victorian era when women wore heavy dresses and restrictive corsets, which led to overheating, difficulty breathing, tripping down the stairs, crushed organs and other medical issues
Channel a slight prairie vibe with this styles puffed sleeves, a full skirt, and a western-style yoke front to boot