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This makes it very easy to wear

If you aren't in a big hurry you can do it over several days starting by wearing them indoors for 30 minutes or so and then over the next few days, wear them for incrementally longer periods, both inside and outside

If you want to know how to dress for a cocktail party without second-guessing every choice, use a sharper filter: formality first, silhouette second, accessories last

There are countless options out there from long curtains or cafe curtains to blinds or shutters and that can make the process overwhelming

The little that was out there on the internet about patternmaking and draping seemed to reinforce the mystique of, or my need for, a dress form