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Front skirts edges were sometimes pulled to the back and fastened to form a drape effect. (216) In addition the Encyclopedia of Clothing and Fashion explains the enduring legacy of the mantua on later fashion: The pulled-back overskirts of late-seventeenth and early-eighteenth-century mantuas (loose-fitting gowns) emphasized this area, and pads or cork rumps sometimes supported the swagged-up styles of the late 1770s and 1780s. (204) References: Calasibetta, Charlotte Mankey

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Athletic pairs take the edge off a slinky slip and make it feel easy, not overthought

At the back, a teardrop insert opens into a subtle train, lending fluid movement and a darkly romantic finish

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You can space out the neck ends more evenly once you have them all cut to size