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If you were planning to create a mermaid dress at home, you could start with a fitted woven pattern and then create gores which you would then add lots of flare too on the lower skirt section

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The fully laced gown features intricate floral patterns, long fitted sleeves, and a soft A-line skirt with a cathedral-style train

Black can work as an amplifier to your other color choices, allowing them to pop even more

Eschew the fallback grey and navy combo for something a little starker: black and burnt orange, perhaps, or dark grey and burgundy