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Part of the appeal is that backless dresses feel unexpected

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The material is a little thinner, so it leaves basically nothing to the imagination

Archived from the original on April 17, 2017

For those who long for the dreaminess of periods past: Regency-era cuts, like this one, and silhouettes from classic films are design inspiration starting points worth considering

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