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Whether you're heading to a fireworks spectacular, a neighborhood barbecue, or a lakeside picnic, a modest patriotic dress will have you looking festive and feeling comfortable in the summer heat

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The sweetheart neckline and sleeveless design showcase your shoulders with elegance, while the subtle keyhole detail adds a modern, flirty touch

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One can imagine seeing Laura Ingalls Wilder or the characters from "Anne of Green Gables" strolling through the fields of tall grass in Nebraska or Iowa, with her Prairie Bonnet, playing and running free