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and the staid velvet and satin blue gown Barbara Bush wore for her husbands inauguration in 1989, back when designer Arnold Scassi was the go-to society designer for an old money set that treasured looking a bit upholstered

A thicker knit like the Old Navy Plus-Size Secret-Slim V- Neck Sheath Dress ($48, oldnavy.com), the Boden Bronte Jersey Dress in Firecracker ($98, boden.com/us) or the Eloquii Flare Sleeve Scuba Dress ($100, eloquii.com) keeps its shape and yours

Gather inlay details

Press the seams towards the back

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There are more than a dozen holiday cards and letters sent to Maud Pendry, the housekeeper at the Spencer estate of Althorp