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<p>[QUOTE="Pat Dennis, post: 4410070, member: 15280"]The blouse has a "leg of mutton" sleeve, which has an interesting history for Fashionistas. Doing a Google search brought up one exactly like yours being sold today. The collar and buttons appear the same. No opinion on the skirt. </p><p><br /></p><p><i><u>Details</u>: The puff at the top of the sleeves can have varying degrees of pronunciation depending on the fashion and the figure of the wearer. The top puff was a lot pronounced in earlier fashion than in modern fashion. This full-on fullness was maintained with a lot of external aids like netting, stiff lining, etc inside the sleeves. </i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pat Dennis, post: 4410070, member: 15280"]The blouse has a "leg of mutton" sleeve, which has an interesting history for Fashionistas. Doing a Google search brought up one exactly like yours being sold today. The collar and buttons appear the same. No opinion on the skirt. [I][U]Details[/U]: The puff at the top of the sleeves can have varying degrees of pronunciation depending on the fashion and the figure of the wearer. The top puff was a lot pronounced in earlier fashion than in modern fashion. This full-on fullness was maintained with a lot of external aids like netting, stiff lining, etc inside the sleeves. [/I][/QUOTE]
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