If your wife/girlfriend/partner is getting their dresser shortened, ask the seamstress if there is enough material to make a tie.
I’ve done this with several on my wife’s dresses and whenever we go to a formal event it’s always a big hit. Obviously I match my tie with whatever dress she is wearing. The last wedding we went to even the catering staff gave us compliments!
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