Condition:
The overall condition is very good structurally though there are some minor points on the tube collar where the pile of the velvet has flattened and the tube appears to have been reattached after a repair on the back right neckline. There are some small holes in the neckline where the stitches have pulled free and the left shoulder has some weakened threads just under the neckline. There is some light internal soiling under each arm with each having had the under arm replaced with similar lace patches and there is some minor bead loss throughout the bodice leaving hanging threads in each location. There are some popped stitches on the front right waist where the overskirt is attached to the black under skirt and there is some flatted piles on each side seam at the waist. There is some light soiling on the back hemline of the orange overskirt and there is a large rip in the orange organza lining on the back panel to the left of the center back seam.
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