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My main stipulations for a dress for the occasion were: Dressy, but not black tie-fancy Trendy and a little sexy, but not overly attention-getting Dark colors, no flower printsseeing as how the wedding was in mid-September, I didnt want anything too summery Something I could comfortably dance in Under $100 total (rental, shipping, tax, etc) As I browsed through tons and tons of dresses I kept finding myself being drawn to ones in varying shades of blue

(My friend, writer, and fellow-history-nerd Loretta Chase and I also marveled at how the wearer managed to keep a snow-white dinner dress so perfectly clean, without a single spot of gravy or spilled claret-cup - though that may be revealing more about us at Christmas parties than the unknown wearer.) Holiday-themed clothing was rare in the past