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This sexy long formal dress gets a look of allure for prom, pageants, and other black-tie events with a mini underskirt and a shimmering sheer overskirt that opens in a side slit before draping to the floor

Unlike the uniforms shown on that 1954 image, by 1956 they are wearing black neckties rather than a white neck scarf