Apologies for the delay in a Rate the Dress post.  It has just been a significantly busier week than I anticipated.  Better late than never, Rate the Dress is back on track with an 18th century confection featuring hand painted silk and a bustled skirt.  How will it fare… Last week: a 1910s number in embroidered pink chiffon I watched the comments come in for last week’s Rate the Dress.  When I thought back to them this week, I thought the final total must be pretty dismal: I had such a strong memory of dislike.  But when I looked back over them, and tallied the total, I realised that most people actually liked-to-loved the dress.  There were just a couple of people who really did not like it, and their reaction was so strong that it really coloured my memory of the comments. The Total: 8.8 out of 10 Like I said, mostly like-to-love! This week: Because it’s been such a busy week, my Rate the Dress pick isn’t particularly inventive.  Just a classic 18th …