 Farewell
Dress
This dress seems to be very Telmarine, like Peter's and Edmund's
outfits in this scene. Our first and best image is in The Illustrated
Movie Companion, on page 72, which is a high-res shot of Susan
standing next to Caspian in his farewell outfit. Here we have
a shot of the Susan-Caspian moment from a TV spot.
White Underdress
The white underdress has an almost-off-the-shoulder boat neckline—low-cut,
but with a shallow slope. It slopes to a V at the back, and both
necklines end just at or just below the top edge of the corset.
The neck is rolled, folding more than once all the way around,
or perhaps tucked twice, forming bands that angle around the shoulder.
The sleeves are fitted until just above the elbow, with the lower
puff gathered here and at the cuff. The style is similar to Lucy's
pink coronation outfit, which you can also see in the Illustrated
Companion. The sleeves are trimmed with bands of a copper/penny
colored ribbon, just a few inches below the lowest neck "wing"
and at the very end of the fitted sleeve.
Blue Overdress
Over the white dress she wears a ground-length sleeveless princess-seamed
dress, probably boned. The fabric is a gorgeous wedgewood blue
with tan/brownish flowers embroidered on it.
The top edge dips around under the arm and curves back up at
the back, closing at the center back. While it originally seemed
like it definitely laced here, there's discussion on this going
on right now: is it laced? buttoned? buttoned with loops? Whatever
it is, it seems likely that it's a fake closure and that the real
closure is in the front.
The front probably closes with hooks and eyes, but not quite
all the way up, as it forms a small V notch a few inches long
at the pointed center. The closure ends below the hips, split
to reveal the white underskirt. It's trimmed along the entire
front opening and across the top edge and skirt hem with the same
copper ribbon trim as the sleeves.
The skirt is rather wide and stiff: it's possible she's wearing
a few petticoats underneath.
Her hair is worn in tight waves like pincurls, parted on the
right side, with upper sections pulled back from her face, twisted
and bound at the back.
TV Spot
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