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As someone who always needs to add 1" to bodice length above the apex (I am 5'8", and that's where one of my extra inches is), adding the length to the midriff piece would not only distort the proportions of the dress, but would not solve my fitting issue

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Even ready-to-wear labels borrow from his visual language
