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And while 55% of respondents bought dresses off the rack, it's especially important to start the process on the earlier side if you're interested in customizing your gown in any way

Plus, it's available in a wide range of ready-to-wear sizes, so you can easily find your perfect fit

Increasingly, women discarded old, rigid ideas about roles and embraced consumerism and personal choice, and were often described in terms of representing a "culture war" of old versus new

It doesn't have to be, Oh, it's a sequin dress so you've got to pair it with sky-high platforms. You can put it with a gladiator sandal and style it your way, says the pair