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Death and the Birth of the Little Black Dress

An exhibit of mourning attire from 1815 to 1915 at the Met reveals the changing role of a bereaved woman in Victorian culture
Posted on January 22, 2015 by Julie Gesin (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

“Death Becomes Her: A Century of Mourning Attire,” a current exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, is more than just a tour through the epoch of Victorian funeral fashion: It is a look at the changing stature of a … Continue reading →

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