Some couture ideas just don’t translate across the eras

Published: October 1, 2016 at 11:31am

I think I’ve found the source of inspiration for Mrs Muscat’s frock.

Evening gown created between 1898 and 1900 by the House of Worth (The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Evening gown created between 1898 and 1900 by the House of Worth (The Costume Institute, Metropolitan Museum of Art)

Evening gown created by Valentino Garavani in the 1960s.

Evening gown created by Valentino Garavani in the 1960s.

Mrs Muscat in New York

Mrs Muscat in New York

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