It wasnt an enjoyable experience
"Most people when going to a semi-formal or prom are expecting to be dancing, and if something was too risqu, then it would be most difficult to dance in." Individual style seems as, or more, important to young women than sizzle
Step into this combination with confidence and make it your own.
The early styles often featured entirely bare arms, as in the ancient exemplars, but from about 1800 short sleeves became more typical, initially sometimes transparent as in David's Portrait of Madame Rcamier (1800), then puffed
A true pioneer, he introduced the first western shirts with snaps, and also made the first commercially produced ties