The momentous giving way of one era to the next is traced by Mitchell over a span of twelve years, from the eve of the Civil War to the middle of Reconstruction, but the discord and instability of the time are dramatized, above all, in the person of a girl, introduced on page 1 at the age of sixteen, whose very face betrays the contrast, too sharp, of the delicate features of her mother, a Coast aristocrat of French descent, and the heavy ones of her florid Irish fathera fast and greedy young Atalanta named Scarlett OHara
In August, I wore it when I was exploring New Bern, NC, and I just styled it again with a bit more of a pre-fall touch during a recent trip to Charleston, SC
Think of Queen frontman Freddie Mercurys iconic getup mini skirt, heels, wig and mustache in the music video I Want to Break Free. David Bowie also famously blended gendered fashion elements with his flamboyant makeup and androgynous style
The daring dress made its triumphant return in March thanks to Olivia Culpo