A Ladies Suit for the scholarly types
01 December, 2009 12:06 PM
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The Rodean School was one of the first universities to offer victorian women a real education, and by that I mean, one that went beyond the feminine arts of flower arranging, and such. So it seemed a fitting reference for an outfit one might be seen wearing strolling across the quad, or entertaining a group of most learned colleagues.
A bit more conservative and refined in it's styling, the fitted jacket has details borrowed from styles I saw on my recent airship journey to Paris for the Festival de la Couture: folded satin detailing on the cuffs, back, and jacket hem, with a bold satin lapel that sets off the contrasting vest. I like to think of the vest as the spark of color that grabs attention and says 'there's more here than meets the eye'. Underneath, there is a nice crisp white shirt with a soft lace cravat tied around the neck, for a very buttoned-up, professional look … but feel free to leave the shirt off if you have a mind to be a bit saucier. (It's also worth noting that if you happen to be wearing a Victorian Corset underneath, it will peek suggestively out of the vest decolletage. That will surely turn the head of that professor you have been wanting to know better.)
The Roedean Ladies Suit is available at this time in three unique styles, the first is fashioned from a gray & black striped fabric set off with red satin vest and hem details, second is a special Holiday version in striped two-tone green fabric with deep red silk detailing that would be perfect for holiday entertaining, christmas caroling, or strolling about town doing your holiday shopping, and third we have the Gold Tartan suit which uses the hunter tartan of the New Babbage steamlands on the jacket with a solid gold skirt with ruffled trim (we do have plans to offer other tartan variations).
Quite a wonderful collection! We hope that these outfits will make their way into your wardrobe, and wish you continued success in your studies, or whatever fun you are getting yourself in to. *grins*
=^.^= blakopal
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