Sheer Delight: Sheer Dresses of the Crinoline Era
by Bridget Bradley-Scaife. Published in the January/February 2015 issue of Finery. During warm weather, thin dresses made of light weight sheer fabric were worn by ladies in the mid 19th century. Known to us today as “sheer dresses,” they are most often characterized by a low body lining which shows the sheer fabric to full advantage. Research indicates that women […]
