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The ContoucheThe long, bell-like contouche, with its Watteau folds tumbling from the shoulder, is the defining female shape of the eighteenth century. It develops from a wrap-like house dress into the standard female garment. Also known in Sophie's part of the world as the Schlender. |
The Dormeuse CapThis version might not be voluminous enough for Camilla.
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The Sacque Gown
The sort of garment Sophie generally appears in, the sack-back or sacque gown, is derived from the contouche. By Sophie's time the sacque, also known as the robe à la française, has become more formal.
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