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If you don't know what a yoke is (aka me, two hours ago) , it's a fitted panel, usually at the shoulders, neck and/or chest area, but it can also be found at the waist
The dress was made silk from China (as opposed to Japan or Italy, given it was still so soon after the war) and its 15-foot train was inspired by Bottielli's painting of Primavera from 1482, and covered in delicate floral designs including "jasmine, smilax, seringa, and rose-like blossoms." According to the Royal Collection Trust, it was meant to symbolize "rebirth and growth" in Britain after the war
Midi : the safest and most tea-party accurate
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