Olivia's dress is kinda drab for several reasons: she's poor, she has to wear something she can work in, and she is in mourning for both her husband who was killed in a glass factory explosion, and her infant son who died from a fever. So no frills for her during this period. It's been over a year since the deaths, so the muted purple is socially acceptable, but she still has not begun to incorporate any trims or visible buttons into the mix.
The dress is also shorter length than a woman of leisure would don for anything other than picnicking. Again, that's because these are work clothes, so they have to be a little practical. She would wear petticoats (at least one) under this. I didn't make her a petticoat. Maybe I will later on.
Tomorrow I will post the rest of her accessories including her shoes, her kerchief, a lace collar, and her work apron.
The dress is also shorter length than a woman of leisure would don for anything other than picnicking. Again, that's because these are work clothes, so they have to be a little practical. She would wear petticoats (at least one) under this. I didn't make her a petticoat. Maybe I will later on.
Tomorrow I will post the rest of her accessories including her shoes, her kerchief, a lace collar, and her work apron.
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