I still can’t believe it is possible for me to just pop off to Brussels for the afternoon. A few days ago, I spent the afternoon at the Cosutme and Lace Museum. Entry was 3 euros, but residents of Brussels have free entry, which is another incentive to buy a home in Brussels and not Leuven. The exhibition displayed the couture worn around the time of Expo 58, including many of Christian Dior’s creations. So many glamourous and intricate outfits, as well as some truly hideous wedding dresses. The rules of dress at the time were complex and highly regimented, and many of the hemlines had been repeatedly altered to suit the fashion of the season:
| Morning | Afternoon | Dinner | Evening | |
| Suit with cardigan, gloves, bag, stilettos, hat | Dresses with jewels, belts, fur | Short low-necked dresses. Black only after 6pm | Gowns with embroidery, lace, feathers | |
| Winter | Scottish tweed in autumnal colours | Woolen dresses in strong colours with bright contrasting coat | Coloured silk, velvet or brocade | Matching coat | Spring | Scottish tweed in softer shades | Light wool or linen in grey, beige, white, red, or green | Beaded or black crepe dress with white coat | Prints |
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