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These dresses are so heavy some weight close to 200 pounds, what with the crystals and 20-plus petticoats and, in one case, the built-in moving diamante butterflies and twinkle lights that they leave permanent scars

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Flirt and flounce in this perfectly pink dress inspired by Glinda

Delicate floral lace, embroidered with beads and rhinestones, adorns the top, the waist, the sleeves, and the back of the dress

Historian Melody Davis argues that these images gloss over real social inequities, desperate lack of opportunities for women, and the potential of abuse for those working in anothers house. Furthermore, these images leaned on ethnic as well as gender stereotypes