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He quotes her: Every lady engaged on an Alpine journey should have a dress of some light woolen material, such as Carmelite or alpaca which, in the case of bad weather, does not look utterly forlorn when it has once been wetted and dried. Small rings should be sewn inside the seam of the dress, and a cord passed through them, the ends of which should be knotted together in such a way that the whole dress may be drawn up at a moments notice, to the required height

Tight and loose in all the right places, this black dress is all about flattering your figure

The ruching down one side and boning on the inside of the bust adds a touch of elegance

This chic, understated dress can be worn on or off the shoulders, making it a foundational fall piece

I should have done this years ago.

Cut from mikado woven it's gently pleated through the bodice and falls to a floor-sweeping trumpet hem