Skirt lengths were just below the knee for daytime, longer for cocktails, then, for evening, floor-length in slinky 1930s style double satin gowns.
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Evening wear is usually subtle but elaborate-double satin gowns at Chanel, chiffon-lace-silk layers elsewhere, usually looking divinely light these days . Puffy ball gowns come out as well, depending on fabric used.
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The embroidery technique adopted, called the " dohara tanka " or double satin stitch, created distinct identical patters on both faces of the fabric, which were attractive when viewed even from distance of 10 ft and more.
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Cassini designed a reported 300 outfits for the First Lady, including a much-copied coat made of leopard pelts and a Swiss double satin white gown decorated by a single cocarde which she wore to the Inaugural Gala Ball in 1961.