The train arrived being a fully lined and interlined detatchable affair - an overskirt, really - rather than a swath of fabric from the bottom of the dress as I'd imagined. It had velcro at the top - attaching under the bodice, presumably - stitched and restitched and understitched. Much too much for the organza. And it is organza, not taffeta, which is good and bad; more delicate, but less prone to show stitches that have been unpicked.
The pleats, to which the ornamentation is attached, are sewn down to withstand the most severe stress imaginable, straight through the underlining. The ornamentation is also machine stitched. The modiste is not happy. Too much machine sewing can be a very bad thing.
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