Sleeveless over-dresses with distinctive W-shaped necklines, such as the one worn in Renoir’s 1864 portrait of Mademoiselle Romaine Lancaux, were considered especially stylish for girls in the mid-1860s.
neckline i just adore...some reason also poofy sleeves, yeeessss
blouse is probably the kind called a guimpe i’m still waiting...someone to tell me how to...