This dress is extremely adjustable
A maroon dress reads romantic, a dark red dress reads considered, a crimson dress reads alive
I gradually tempered it with more oil, honey, and mustard to create a smooth, emulsified texture and complex flavor that I absolutely love
This is Molly and she decided to join me for photos today
In Fashion in Costume, 1200-2000 (2000) Joan Nunn discusses the changes in fabric and color during this time: Throughout the period light colours were fairly general for evening wear and were considered more suitable for young ladies, as were cottons like muslin or tarlatan, but by the 1860s cotton had lost ground as a high-fashion fabric, and silk, satin, taffeta, faille, moir, silk poplin from Ireland, and velvet for more mature ladies, were used for formal dresses. (166-67) Red was a relatively common color at this time among the elite due to its richness, especially when created through the new aniline (synthetic) dyes that evoked novelty and opulence
