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Relationships between upper-class women and their servants had changed, becoming less intimate and more authoritarian, as the sociologist Diana Crane puts it

Underneath, a floral mini or midi dress with a smocked bodice and a flared skirt brings softness and color

In 1981, 750 million people watched Charles, Prince of Wales marry Lady Diana Spencer in her ivory silk taffeta gown with 25ft train by David and Elizabeth Emanuel

This technique created a unique ombr effect, resulting in a one-of-a-kind gown tailored to perfection

The dresses below offer great examples, but what youre going for is a dress thats polished, feminine, and fancy enough to offer a proper rebuttal to a room full of tuxedos

Non-stretchy denim