 Oh, half a dozen layers of heavy materials, a few pounds of brocade, a few square yards of silver ornaments, ten or twenty feet of hoops. It mounts up. Yes, I imagine a dress like that would run into money, too. How about that? Well, I should say that an elaborate evening gown of Marie Antoinette's time would cost from ten to fifteen times as much as an evening dress today. Such a dress could easily cost $2,500.