What do we have here? Well, this dress, my friends, is an 18th century ball gown. In my opinion, this costume is one of the most outrageous fashions in history. It even has two of the “accessories” in this blog's title: a hoop skirt and oodles of lace. Often, these types of dresses were made with silk, so this dress actually may have three out of the four items mentioned in the title. I can’t imagine wearing this dress and being comfortable. How would I fit through doorways? Unfortunately, the age of grand, open doorways is definitely over.
But, this dress isn’t all bad. At least that little man to her right seems to like it. Maybe he is attracted to her compressed waist or fluffy white hair. I guess corsets and powdered wigs really do come in handy; we can use them to pick up strange little men. Seriously though, these ball gowns were intricately designed, and they probably cost more than an entire modern wardrobe. Her admirer is probably dazzled by the treasury she’s carrying around on her person. Now that I think about it, I might endure corsets, powdered wigs, and hoop skirts to wear a dress worth the same as my bank account too.
