From lunarmaiden10's albums on Webshots.
This portrait shows how the panel of a Greco-Roman dress could be wrapped around the wearer, Elizabeth Alexeievna in this case. Her jeweled belt buckle may have served to fix the dress in place. Her sleeves are fringed with pearls and her head band matches her belt.
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