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Semi-formal: I think semi-formal is the way to go for most weddings that don't specify a dress code

But to help us cut through all of the opinions out there, we asked fashion girls about their thoughts on the matter

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They disappear completely, so no panty lines or shadowing appear under your diaphanous white fabric

[6] This, as well as other designs by the house of Chanel helped disassociate black from mourning, and reinvent it as the uniform of the high-class, wealthy, and chic