Linen Zero Maria Cornejo Dress edwardian has a high band collar

has a high band collar (2" deep) and long sleeves

a high fitted waistband (4" deep) and a short puffed-sleeve bodice of ribbed white cotton lawn edged with narrow black velvet ribbon

and a gathered skirt that's exaggerated by the stiff black netting underskirt

but nothing obvious

Linen Zero Maria Cornejo Dress edwardian has a high band collarFROM BETTE DAVIS'S CLOSET A very soft 100% linen that feels more like cotton this Zero Maria Cornejo dress has an abstract print in deep charcoal, khaki and black on white that I simply cannot describe but it's pretty. As usual with Maria, the cut is clever, this time a little bit Grecian, with an elasticated band under the bust, almost an empire waist, a central line of ruching that gently lifts the front and elastic around the back hem. Best of all,