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The double-layered front-button placket allows it to be worn multiple ways, including buttoned asymmetrically, which allows, as McCarty puts it, cinching the waist and honoring your inner kindergartener who misaligned her buttons. She loves that it can also be worn open as a light fall layer
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Finished with a sheer skirt for graceful movement and an ethereal edge, Esalyn is a stunning choice for special occasions and elevated evening dressing