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This modest long-sleeve dress is not only trendy but comfortable

After some testing, I found that the strips are most likely cut on a bias (this took some scrutinizing of this photo to analyze the fraying of the edges and then comparing them to my test stripsI felt very much like a scientist!) ~ Gold Leaf & Colors & FabricsOh My

I ordered a size too small and had to return and replace with the next size up

As a French creole, Marie Virginie spoke French probably better than she spoke English and both the Avegnos and the Ternants (Marie Virginie's family) had long kept apartments in Paris, spending several months of the year there

Look fancy in this Women's Gothic Dress