The new ball gown was a great success.

那件新款长礼服非常成功。

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However for a ball gown the cut is made along more classic lines.

然而，对于舞会袍来说，裁剪总是沿着更加经典复古的路线。

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Silk tulle straps fanned out over the bride's shoulders while inverted pleats on a dropped waist created a ball-gown silhouette.

丝绸薄纱表带成扇形散开于新娘的肩膀之上，低腰式倒褶裥形成一个舞会礼服式的轮廓。

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He also designed the white ball gown she wore four years ago.

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When the "Princie" came up for bid a couple of days later, a model in a pink designer-ball gown held up the stone for one final glimpse in the saleroom.

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Television star Zooey Deschanel went the princess route in a strapless red ball gown from Oscar de la Renta.

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