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The fully lined dress features a sexy plunge halter neckline and tie closure at the back neck

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Style: 41894-265

Offered in misses and some plus sizes, this elegant long formal dress has a hip-skimming long skirt that opens in a side slit and a bead-embellished long side drape that adds a look of drama to this high-end design

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The first version was created by John Partridge in the early 1850s, but the piece saw its first widespread use when it was adopted by the British Royal Navy in the 1890s