The dress is designed to be worn over period undergarnments like chemise and farthingale (hoopskirt)
I've never met someone who didn't love a LBD and although they're best associated with eveningwear, there are myriad of ways to style black dresses which transcend the after-dark realm
It avoids the funerary look of all-black, it gives some variety from the navy (which is always a winner and looks great with brown shoes, too), and it works well with a variety of skin tones and undertones
Model is 5'6" with a 34" bust, 26" waist, 36" hips and is wearing a size small
Bake in a 350F oven until cooked and crisp
Take Zaras cream drop-waist midi-dress, which will look suitably Im jetting off to my holiday home in Ibiza when styled with a shell pendant necklace and strappy gladiator sandals