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Dr. Deena Hinshaw wore a grey periodic table dress on TV last week, an item which has been a top seller at Victoria香蕉视频直播檚 The Smoking Lily Boutique for seven years.
The zero-waste, local clothing store is based out of its 1713 Government St. location in Victoria, with an additional retail location in Vancouver.
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Tacoma says the printer, cutter and seamstress can all do their jobs in isolation from one another, but that means it will take a few weeks for the dresses to make their way to customers.
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