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Shake well to combine before serving

By following these tips and making an informed decision, you can confidently invest in a dress that will accompany you through countless summer adventures and become a cherished staple in your closet

Update: I purchased 27 more yards of the silk organza for the petticoatread here

Justine Picardie is a contributing editor at Harpers Bazaar UK and author of Miss Dior: A Story of Courage and Couture ( Farrar, Straus and Giroux ), from which this is excerpted.

Im wearing a size XS which comfortably fits a size 0 to 2

I usually sew as many seams as possible before going to my iron to press, saves a lot of time