If it ain't broke, don't fix it. This dress works so well for period clothing that it's appeared in Becoming Jane, Northanger Abbey, and Doctor Who ("The Haunting of Villa Diodati").
Becoming Jane (2007)
Costumer: Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh
Northanger Abbey (2007)
Costumer: Grania Preston
Doctor Who (2020)
Costumer: Ray Holman