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The 16ft-long (4.9m) silk velvet and ermine robe is the centrepiece of the Dress for Excess exhibition at the Royal Pavilion, opening on Saturday.
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These were followed by cocktail dresses and gowns in rich velvet and silk bringing to mind images of Dr. Zhivago and Anna Karenina, especially those topped off with fur hats.
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The wall covering creates a shimmery backdrop for a charcoal linen-velvet headboard, a painterly silk carpet, silver-leafed night stands and rosy fabrics.
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The poufy pleats of ruching, the velvet's nap and the refractions of silk: Such subject matter wasn't noble or timeless, but noble and timeless didn't interest the Impressionists.
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