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Women were told that "many a marriage ends in divorce court because the wife grows sloppy and careless in the bedroom." The best way for a woman to disrobe, according to Gilbert, was "neatly sliding her dress down over her hips and gracefully stepping out of it." Check the photos out below and see the full gallery on LIFE.com

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Renaissance festivals, a celebration of the vibrant and culturally rich period of the 14th to 17th centuries, offer a window into a world where fashion was both a form of art and a statement of status

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