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The vintage inspired lace motifs splay throughout the bodice and float down to the hem of the skirt

The beading on both the gown and jacket is pretty without tipping into Christmas-tree territory

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Karl Lagerfeld..., Yves Saint Laurent, Emanuel Ungaro and Hubert de Givenchy...continued with their versions of the rather aggressive broad-shouldered silhouette

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