cream leather dress Beige Faux High Neck Short 45% Polyurethane Contrast Massimo Dutti Embroidered Nappa Leather

The back reveals an unexpected open design, framed by a sculptural neckline that converges into a vintage-inspired silver-toned clasp at the mid-back

Although the stress points created by the beading make the dress too fragile to display on a form, comparable dresses like the one above at the Metropolitan Museum of Art allow us to envision the appearance of the Maryland Historical Society's dress when worn

It is ok to mix colors and patterns and styles to see how they look and what you come up with

Use low-fat (or even nonfat) sour cream if you prefer

Several pairs were necessary in order to account for wear and tear and a pair for Judys stand-in