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Deacon took the ballroom dancing scene from Luchino Viscontis 1963 film The Leopard as inspiration for a skirt which is draped at the front and filled with tulle at the back so that it floats gracefully

Stockings were practical for the ladies of Whitechapel, and made of wool to keep their legs warm

The dress, much like the nuptials themselves, was a small rebellion against the times

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