During the war, most women had worked in all manner of fields including switchboard operating, ammunition testing, farming, factory manufacturing, stock taking, fabric sewing and many more besides
Full lining for comfort against the skin
Regardless of the field, whenever there is social status or authority within a society to be gained by creating work that will be judged by peers, there is a great deal of pressure within the academic circle to be able to point to documentation in support of your work, even (apparently) when that documentation is not correctly applied
Depending on the gown, we may carry true black, soft black, or dresses with black accents such as lace, lining, or detailing