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Topshop Blair Floral Off-the-Shoulder Maxi Dress We love the flouncy design of this Topshop Blair Floral Off-the-Shoulder Maxi Dress ($125)

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A dress refers to a women's one-piece garment covering the torso and legs without a division between the legs, or a skirt is a separate bottom garment that encircles the lower body as a single unified piece of fabric rather than being bifurcated into separate leg openings, as commonly understood in Western formal or semi-formal dress codes