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This charming wedding element can work for both indoor and outdoor weddings

There are a few trends I'm leaning into this season: think soft tailoring, subtle sheerness and longer hemlines, but I'm choosing versions that feel lasting rather than fleeting

If you don't know the couple -- perhaps you are a date of a friend -- then you might call the venue or check their Instagram of other weddings to see what type of dress is appropriate

I've seen people cut the sleeves off

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So I had to turn to museum collections and exhibitions to make my selection of sixty-five gowns to put in my fictional wardrobe