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Sheer illusion sleeves feel light and barely there, allowing the back design to remain the star of the gown

Cara Varnell, a conservator specializing in Hollywood film costumes who is currently conserving the Ransom Centers five Gone With The Wind dresses, explains that the weights are an example of inherent vice: the studio costume department included the weights to make the dress hang and move properly, but over time the weights ended up tearing parts of the dress

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SLEEVE LENGTH Step 1 Start at the top of the centre back, just below the collar