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Borgias Italian Renaissance Gown, Made Over From Valois 1570s Gown

Posted on September 28, 2023 by Trystan L. Bass
Borgias Italian Renaissance Gown

At some point during the summer of 2022, I was cleaning out my costume closet and decided I could revamp my old 1570s French Valois Gown into something … my friend Loren of The Costumer’s Closet had made some very pretty gowns inspired by The Borgias (2011-13) TV show, and that gave me an idea.

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