Beige crepe gown with beading and feathers by Eric Gaskins

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Beige crepe gown with beading and feathers by Eric Gaskins. The dress has a fitted bodice with a V-neck in the front and a deeper plunging V in the back. Strands of chunky cream beads are sewn to form spaghetti straps. The skirt is slightly flared with a short train at the center back. A length of taupe satin ribbon is wrapped around the waist and tied at the proper left front side with long tails that hang down the skirt. The bodice is made from a slightly pinker beige silk crepe than the silk crepe skirt. Both are lined in a dark taupe silk crepe. The lining extends slightly beyond the edge of the skirt hem. The dress is heavily embellished. Seed and bugle beads and small sequins in various metallic tones are sewn around the bodice in three horizontal undulating bands, with fewer elements interspersed in the spaces between the bands.

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