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Stella was described as a beautiful, almost aristocratic, young woman who showed flashes of an innate, and most decidedly un-whorelike, dignity and grace. Mrs Fanny Graham, too, was clearly a woman of some education and breeding, and was certainly very far removed from your common-or-garden whore. Fanny & Stella by Neil McKenna (Faber & Faber) One night, upon leaving a West End theatre, they were arrested and charged on the act of homosexuality and conspiracy

You may recognize the blue lace dress, I also have it in burgundy

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Denim offers texture and structure, yet washed properly it becomes just soft enough for comfortable wear

You can use a small amount of agave nectar, pure maple syrup, honey or even a balsamic glaze to replace the white sugar

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