Dress
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In this transitional dress with corsetted waistline still established high on the rib cage, the proportion was derived from the arms: pushed-down shoulders created a sloping line until the torso became almost diamond shaped at the back. The "coat" sleeves of 1860s, with widened elbows falling at or below the waist, were a visual contrast to the high waist.
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