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I stood in the changing room of a boutique in New York and looked at myself in the mirror with delight. In the reflection was the dress of my dreams: dramatic, unusual and distinctly flattering.
“You can’t wear that for your wedding!” howled my eldest child, Helen, in horror. My friend Vicky agreed. “No way!”
Defiantly, I stared back at the mirror. The dress I was wearing…
