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Unlike today, at a time when the fashion industry is cited as the biggest polluter on the planet, back in the day people (ordinary folk, not the better heeled in society) would save for a long time to buy clothing a new coat, for example

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For very heavy satin or beaded trains, the French bustle's internal mechanism distributes weight across the hem more evenly than the American bustle's waistline concentration, making it the structurally sounder choice on the heaviest gowns

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