Rate the Dress: Rosy Pink & Roses Française
I have robe la françaises on the mind, so they have inspired this week’s Rate the Dress pick. It’s the most pink and cabbage-rose-y Française I could find. I’m interested to see if you’ll think that’s a good thing or not! Last week: a crinoline-to-first-bustle-era transitional gown in jewel green patterned silk Generally speaking, you liked last week’s dress as an example of its type. A few of you even loved it. Most of you just weren’t that inspired by it, even if you didn’t actually like it. I did find the various interpretations of the print most amusing. Bats! Seagulls! (or, in reality, little berry or bud sprigs.) The Total: 7.1 out of 10. That’s definitely a nice-but-not-inspiring rating. This week: a pink and gold and so many florals française: Sacque dresses were really just vehicles for a lavish amount of sumptious fabric and a froth of decadent trim. This one is no exception. The extremely wide square hoops show off meters of the rosy silk. The front of the dress and sleeves feature …