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With three-quarter sleeves, you can stay comfortably covered while still maintaining a sense of grace and style

Aris Draped Open-Back Dress is shaped from fluid black fabric, defined by its open back and sculpted waist

Seamed Bust Detail: Structured seaming that lifts and defines beautifully

There was a picture of it laid out flat: And an image of Vionnets original design sketch, showing how she envisioned it looking on a model: And finally, an image of the surviving original dress on a mannequin: Between these three images it was very easy to calculate the approximate dimensions of the original dress, and cut out a reasonable replica from vintage kimono crepe: Two hours of picot edging and darning stitch to join the pieces later, I had a dress: It fits me very snugly (very modern, it shows off what a great bottom I have), Isabella the mannequin like a glove, and itsy-bitsy petite Anna in a perfectly period, slightly loose 1920s style