For an around-the-house recovery shoe, in addition to the basics of arch support, well-cushioned, and a stiff sole, you want a shoe that's easy to slip on and off and comfortable to move around in
Jeans are too casual for Sunday morning service
As the only person in her family interested in fashion (childhood pictures of her favorite outfit, a floral jumper over top a vegetable-patterned turtleneck, back this up), Michaelides was first in line to inherit her grandmother and great-grandmothers silk robes, dresses, and kimonos
The lower edge of the petticoat was intended to be seen since women would often lift their outer dresses to spare the relatively delicate material of the outer dress from mud or damp (so exposing only the coarser and cheaper fabric of the petticoat to risk)
The upper sleeve template was traced onto medium weight iron-on interfacing, and pressed onto the dress fabric