When Catherine the Great of Russia was crowned, the fashion was for enormous, heavily embroidered gowns - now I know why all the doorways in the palace were so big!! This is one of her gowns - I think being a ruler of the Russian Empire must have been hard work - even just getting dressed is a challenge I wouldn't like to attempt...
Great Display,
ReplyDeleteP.S. Is birdgarden the address you are using for commenting? I ask because I have to approve it everytime, and thatis the only one that happens too???? Rob
wordpress went strange on me and didn't let me comment, so I made a wordpress account so that it didn't throw me out all the time - not sure what went on but that was my fix for it - sorry if it's confusing!
DeleteStrange then that birdgardenau is the only WP Addr I have to approve, could it be the link to the blogger addr (Here) that causes it? Email me as I have a suggestion on that! Ron
DeleteI can't imagine the weight of the job nor of those outfits clothes,I like the angle you've snapped at..we get to see the enormity of her cloak...
ReplyDeleteGlamorous . . . can't imagine how one would manage to move through the day with the fancy dress.
ReplyDeleteThink how heavy that dress is...but how glamorous for the time!
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad jeans can be worn by the fashion conscious today!
ReplyDeleteI am with Helen, fashion comes and fashion goes ...
ReplyDeleteFun to admire this wonderful costume but daunting to think of actually wearing it and trying to take care of bodily functions! Great composition BTW. Bet she wished for "pajama days".
ReplyDeleteNever mind getting dressed...just carrying all that fabric around all day...geez
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