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Note the diagonal line in the small diagram of the figure below. It is actually straight, but the vertical lines which break it give it a “going-down-steps” appearance. This principle is used in the dress below—the two vertical panels of trimming break the line of the tunic and give the whole figure a more slender appearance than in the figure above.

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Dress and Look Slender
by Jane Warren WellsPublished in 1924
Available from gutenberg.org

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Tuesday 1 September 2020

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580*1510

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Century:20th , Fashions, Place:America, Women

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