gothic style dresses Black Velvet Dress with Lace Gothic ghost dovetail lace dress with button row Gothic Cosplay Lace Princess Frill

Colors: Black/Champagne

As Valerie Steele explained, [The Countess Greffulhes] sense of style permeates Prousts novel. Red velvet shoes displayed in a vitrine with a miscellany of accessories reference a famous scene where a character informs the Duchess and her husband that he is dying, but they are too focused on getting ready for the party to care

With those dynamics in mind, it felt natural to show the differences visually

I saw someone else mention a little navy polish on their black oxfords somewhere for that extra punch, think Ill pinch that idea

I chose to add a chain belt just so it wasnt completely naked