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I'm really starting to think that Young Edwardian were a crafty bunch of complete geniuses. Again and again, they have produced dresses which are more typical of their time than most non-designer labels and are still so ridiculously wearable today I can't believe it. This dress is seriously fabulous, and a gloriously fruity sartorial 'up yours' to the dreary winter months. It's a short pile velour or velveteen, and yet its vivid colours and exotic floral print suggest warmer climates and exotic lifestyles. So cheer yourself and the people around you up with this seriously groovy original Sixties winter dress.

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