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They were slowly "beautifying" her to fit more modern standards of femininity: she was thinned down and styled more according to today's fashion, with the hair less strict and the dress brighter

SIKA X SHOPBOP London-based designer Phyllis Taylor launched her label Sika with significant meaning behind itnot only is it her mothers name, but the word derives from the Akan tribe in Ghana, West Africa, meaning "gold"

Not that washing dresses are always the cheapest investment in the end, for frequent visits to the laundry cannot be achieved without cost, nor do such visits tend to prolong the life of a gown (Every Womans Encyclopaedia, 1910-2)

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The blouse is true-to-size, Im in an XS