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This one-piece sleeve style is flowy and oversized with a broader top and tapered ends, giving it a wide underarm and narrow wrist

Short styles also allow the most physical ease across a long evening of standing, sitting, and moving between conversations, which matters more at the rehearsal dinner than at almost any other bridal occasion because the bride is rarely able to settle in one place for long