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(Queen Victoria famously wore the detachable lace panels from her wedding dress for her entire life, including for her Diamond Jubilee portrait 53 years after her wedding.) While it doesnt suit modern styles of dress to re-wear pieces of a wedding gown for decades, we can still increase the lifespan of a garment by giving it a chance to finally be worn, or participating in the historic practice of repeated wearing of the garment

Style it with clear heels and layered gold jewellery for a polished, elevated look

Pin and sew the opening with a top stitch

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