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Women were told that "many a marriage ends in divorce court because the wife grows sloppy and careless in the bedroom." The best way for a woman to disrobe, according to Gilbert, was "neatly sliding her dress down over her hips and gracefully stepping out of it." Check the photos out below and see the full gallery on LIFE.com

(My front yard tulips.) Grace, grace, and more grace Ive been reading a lot about grace in our lives, the grace weve been given as we age

So quintessentially 90s, yet so timelessly elegant in its simplicity

Made with light and airy tulle, the A-line silhouette flatters all body types while the low V-neck adds a touch of elegance

Fluid, in every sense

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