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While Emily is writing in the early 1920s, at the end of the era of tea gowns (the earliest tea gowns date to the mid 1870s, the latest to the early 1930s), many of the characteristics of tea gowns that she describes hold true for the entire history of tea gowns

Fashion and society would look completely different if the Victorian era happened at a different moment in history

In short, if you arent a lawyer or an accountant, chances are you need to wear it to work

The brown velvet sequin off the shoulder mini dress features a strapless blouson fit and rich velvet-sequin fabric that adds festive glamour

It is appropriately sparkling and filled with bows and tiaras