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Checkout this post on piping for more details on how to make and sew them Stitch the piping on to the neckline with a zipper foot

Many women aspired to simple black sheath dresses similar to the black Givenchy dress worn by Audrey Hepburn in the acclaimed film Breakfast at Tiffany's

Baste the ruffle onto the upper edge of the collar piece

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Below are some outfit ideas for inspiration when pairing a black dress with different colored footwear

Sarah Jessica Parker SJP arrived at the 49th Annual Tony Awards in 1995 in the '90s outfit of our dreams: a part-silky, part-sheer dress topped off with a pair of strappy, silver sandals