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While my fashion colleagues have their eyes firmly on celebrities' outfits on the red carpet, as a beauty editor, my eyes go straight to their nails

A fit-and-flare dress fits tightly through the bodice and upper hip, then flares sharply at the mid-hip or knee in a more pronounced bell shape

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I used the same crinoline petticoat I had sewn for the 1950s dress sew-along , but I distributed the gathers evenly around the elastic since this dress doesnt have the wraparound aspect of Butterick 4790

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