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Though often used interchangeably, these two styles have a key distinction

20 Geri Halliwell's Union Jack mini dress, 1997 Getty Images Geri Halliwell thought the little black Gucci dress she had been given to wear for the Spice Girls' performance at the the 1997 BRIT Awards was too boring, so she asked her sister to stitch a Union Jack tea towel onto the front - and an icon was born

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