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Coral beads and a headdress complete the look

You are reading an original 1940's wedding dress article by Pauline Weston Thomas at www.fashion-era.com 1939-40 Wedding Dress Style Lorraine's fashion style of wedding dress above has a modest short V shape neckline with the bust and waistline emphasized by soft shoulder gathers

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Lucien Lelong, president of La Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture later defended salons remaining open under Nazi rule, declaring that the livelihoods of thousands would have been destroyed