<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">open robes</topic></authority><related type="other"><topic>robes à l&apos;anglaise</topic></related><related type="other"><topic>sacks</topic></related><related type="broader"><topic>gowns</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>gowns, open</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>open gown</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>open gowns</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>open robe</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>robes, open</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to 18th- and 19th-century full-length gowns with overskirt split in front to reveal an ornamental petticoat or underskirt beneath. In two popular variations, the back may be fitted in the "robe à l'anglaise" style or loose in the "robe à la française" style. ]]></note></mads>