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This dress is ponte knit (meaning its soft like jersey, but has more shape), so its insanely comfortable

Dress historian Jayne Shrimpton writes in Fashion in the 1920s : The development of a more convenient, modern female wardrobe was a major trend of the 1920s and was achieved through the progressive simplification of dress as the decade advanced a rejection of formality and multiple layers, in favour of comfort and a lighter, more natural effect. (13-14) This simplicity created the popular tubular la garonne look that dominated much of the decade

Served it with a homemade strawberry sauce and whipped cream

If that's all you have on hand, give it a shot and let us know in the comments how it turned out for you

I love this because it's not your average maxi or slip dress, says blogger Natalie Craig of Natalie in the City