thelingerieaddict:

What a gorgeous dress.

fripperiesandfobs:

Court dress attributed to Empress Josephine, after 1810

From the Chateau de Malmaision Costume Collection app:

“This silk tulle dress is exquisitely embroidered with motifs of carnations and other flowers in silver thread. It is most probably an example of ‘remontage’ (refitting): the bust does not match Josephine’s measurements exactly and has almost certainly been adjusted to fit someone else. Indeed, Josephine often ‘reviewed’ her wardrobe: once a year she would go through her closets and give away the garments she no longer wore to her entourage.”

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