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The Sand Dollar continues to be Lotty's most precious and favourite beach find

Pinafore Dress Originating from around the 1940s, the pinafore dress is a 20th century dress worn over a shirt with either a scoop or square cut neckline

Surprisingly budget-priced under $150, this stylish plus-size off-the-shoulder formal dress features a corset bodice with a romantic cowl neckline and banded sleeves that drape over the upper arms

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This makes it easier to just assemble the dressing in one go without having to stop and chop later

Richard Benson, former editor of 1990s style bible the Face, dates this aesthetic to the early 90s: after the Berlin Wall came down, while the Conservatives were still in power, before the champagne socialism of Mathews era