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1950s Cocktail Dresses We called them cocktail dresses, but we hardly drank. Anna Lee Fuchs, What We Wore In 1948, Dior named the early-evening dress the cocktail dress. From there, everyone was talking about and designing cocktail dresses that mimicked the silhouette of a tea length day dress but had the elegance and luxury of an evening gown

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This CD CD0194 dress features a boned corset bodice and a flattering A-line silhouette with an off-the-shoulder neckline

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