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It was a masterpiece of ambiguity. Did it ban dresses that were frivolous? Or was the order itself frivolous? The courtiers, terrified of the Queen’s unpredictable moods, chose the harshest interpretation.

Within a week, the kingdom of Ardore became the most sensibly-dressed nation in history. Silk stockings were burned in bonfires. Lace was torn from collars and repurposed as fishing nets. The milliners, those architects of whimsy, closed up shop and fled to the mountains. frivolousdressorder

The next day, she wore a dress made entirely of interlocking felt rectangles. “Platonic solids, my lord. The very bedrock of reality.” He nodded, unable to argue with bedrock. It was a masterpiece of ambiguity

Princess Celia, still wearing her Pi dress, sat down beside him. She unpinned one of the infinite blue ribbons and tied it around his wrist. It was a small, irrational, completely unnecessary gesture. Lace was torn from collars and repurposed as fishing nets

Bartholomew Pence dropped his shears. They clattered on the marble floor.

Lord Pence stared, his shears trembling in his hand. “That... that spiral has no practical application!”

One day, she wore a dress whose skirt was a perfect, rigid cone. “It’s a study in acute angles, Lord Pence,” she explained. “Nothing frivolous about a triangle.” He grunted his approval.