"Pearl-trimmed dress and ankle boots\nCharles Frederick Worth (1825-95)\nParis\n1880\n\nCharles Frederick Worth was Paris's leading dressmaker. He had an international clientele and his extremely costly designs were particularly admired by wealthy Americans like Clara Mathews, who chose this dress. Faux pearls were a newly fashionable trimming for wedding gowns. The dress was supplied with a separate train, which brides began to wear in the mid-1870s.\n\nDress: silk satin with machine-made lace, beading and embroidery\nAnkle boots: silk satin and leather\nGiven by Mrs G.T. Morton\nV&A: T.62&B to D-1976 [2011]"@en . . . .