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Conway, who teaches at Wellesley College and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and his team designed an experiment in which they asked people to identify the colours they saw on "The Dress" from a full palette

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"A silky, bias-cut, plunging dress will have very different support than a heavy-satin plunging dress with a structured bodice under the bust," says Strauss

This season, style the Carly Dress back to your favorite boot or simple heel for a day-to-night look that is both polished and pretty

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