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For other uses, see Dress (disambiguation).
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the Comtesse d'Haussonville, wearing a dress.
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicts the Comtesse d'Haussonville, wearing a dress.

A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment. A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped Garment that hangs from the Waist and covers all or part of the Legs In European culture, skirts are usually A bodice is an article of Clothing for women covering the body from the neck to the waist

In Western culture, dresses are usually considered women's clothing. Western culture (sometimes equated with Western Civilization) are terms which are used to refer to Cultures of European origin The hemline dresses can be as high as the upper thigh or as low as the ground, depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer. The hemline of a garment is its lower edge The term most often refers to the lower edge of a Skirt or Dress. In humans the thigh is the area between the Pelvis and the Knee. Fashion refers to styles of dress (but can also include cuisine literature art architecture and general comportment that are popular in a culture at any given time Standards of modesty (also called demureness or reticence) are aspects of the Culture of a Country or people at a given point in time

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History

19th century

Dresses increased dramatically to the hoopskirt and crinoline-supported styles of the 1860s; then fullness was draped and drawn to the back by any dresses had a "day" bodice with a high neckline and long sleeves, and an "evening" bodice with a low neckline (decollete) and very short sleeves. A hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a women's Undergarment worn in various periods to hold the Skirt extended into a fashionable shape Crinoline was originally a stiff fabric with a Weft of Horse-hair and a warp of Cotton or Linen thread. Events and trends Technology The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA was completed in 1869 The neckline is the top edge of a garment that surrounds the neck Cleavage is the cleft created by the partial exposure of a woman's Breasts, especially when exposed by low-cut clothing

Throughout this period, the length of fashionable dresses varied only slightly, between ankle-length and floor-sweeping.

See also History of Western fashion: 1795-1820, 1820s, 1830s, 1840s,1850s, 1860s, 1870s, 1880s, 1890s
Victorian fashion, Artistic Dress movement, Victorian dress reform. The history of Western fashion is the story of the changing Fashions in Clothing for men and women in Western Europe and other countries under Fashion in the period 1795-1820 in European and European-influenced countries saw the final triumph of undress or informal styles over the brocades lace periwigs and powder During the 1820s in European and European-influenced countries fashionable women's clothing styles transitioned away from the classically-influenced "Empire"/"Regency" 1830s fashion in European and European-influenced Clothing is characterized by an emphasis on breadth, initially at the shoulder and later in the hips in contrast 1840s fashion in European and European-influenced Clothing is characterized by a narrow natural shoulder line following the exaggerated puffed sleeves of the later 1820s 1850s fashion in European and European-influenced Clothing is characterized by an increase in the width of women's Skirts supported by Crinolines or 1860s fashion in European and European-influenced Clothing is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on Crinolines and hoops and 1870s fashion in European and European-influenced Clothing is characterized by a gradual return to a narrow silhouette after the full-skirted fashions of the 1850s Fashion in the 1880s in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by the return of the Bustle. Fashion in the 1890s in European and European-influenced countries is characterized by long elegant lines tall collars and the rise of Sportswear. The term " Victorian Fashion " refers to Fashion in Clothing in the Victorian era, or the reign of Queen Victoria (1837&ndash1901 The Artistic Dress movement and its successor Aesthetic Dress, were Fashion trends in nineteenth century Clothing. During the middle and late '''Victorian''' period, various reformers proposed designed and wore clothing supposedly more rational and comfortable than the fashions of the time

Dress types

Depending on design dresses are classified. Different basic dress shapes[1] are:

Fads and fashions

Usage

A typical pre-prom gathering, with girls in dresses, and boys in tuxedos.
A typical pre-prom gathering, with girls in dresses, and boys in tuxedos. Tent dress is a Dress that hangs lose from shoulder to below the hips and does not have a waistline. A little black dress is an evening or Cocktail dress, cut simply and often with a short skirt originally made popular in the 1920s by the fashion designer Coco A tea gown or tea-gown is a woman's at-home Dress of the late 19th to mid-20th centuries characterized by unstructured lines light fabrics and frothy or feminine Mess dress is the Military term for the formal Evening dress worn in the Mess or at other formal occasions An evening gown is a long flowing lady's Dress usually worn to a formal affair A ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions A Kitty Foyle is a dress style of the 1940s characterized by a dark fabric and contrasting (usually white collar and Cuffs it is named after a dress worn A cocktail dress or cocktail gown is a Woman 's Dress worn at cocktail parties, and semi-formal occasions A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of Nightwear nowadays mostly for women. Laura Ashley CBE, ( 7 September 1925 – 17 September 1985) was a Welsh designer A tunic is any of several types of Clothing for the body with or without Sleeves and of various lengths reaching from the hips to the ankles

In Europe and America, dresses are worn by females of all ages as an alternative to a separate skirt and blouse or trousers. Trousers are an item of Clothing worn on the lower part of the body from the waist to the ankles covering both legs separately (rather than with cloth stretching across Dresses are often used by young girls and as more formal attire by adult women. Outside the U. S. , higher-status women (judges, cabinet ministers, physicians, corporate executives et al. ) generally avoid wearing trousers in public. Conversely, women at the lowest socio-economic levels sometimes do not own dresses.

Potential drawbacks of dresses include being either too long or cumbersome for the performance of some physical activities such as climbing stairs or ladders. Their use can run contrary to the individual or wider public sense of modesty and decency, especially given their potential to intentionally or accidentally expose the wearer's underwear. Standards of modesty (also called demureness or reticence) are aspects of the Culture of a Country or people at a given point in time Undergarments are clothes worn under other clothes often next to the skin In addition, some dress styles, particularly those with back closures, can be difficult or even impossible to don or remove without assistance. A back closure is a Fastener (such as a Zipper or Button (s on the rear of a Garment, most commonly one made for Females They were

Dresses however can be cooler and less confining than many trouser styles, and they are still very popular for special occasions such as proms or weddings. A wedding is the Ceremony in which two people are united in Marriage.

Underwear

Dresses are, like other outer clothing, usually worn with underwear. Undergarments are clothes worn under other clothes often next to the skin A wearer of a dress is likely to wear a form of panties as innerwear, though depending on the occasion, type of material, and type of skirt for modesty one may wear a slip over the panties.

One may usually wear a bra, but for modesty wearing a camisole / vest or full slip is also an option for the top. A camisole or cami is a Woman 's Undergarment which covers the top part of the body Dresses are sometimes worn with tights. Tights are a type of fabric leg covering usually extending from the waist to feet and fitting as tightly as possible to the body (from which the name derives

See also

References

  1. ^ Womens Dresses - Designer Dresses and Skirts for Women
  2. ^ TIME 25 Top Ten 2006

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Dictionary

dress

-noun

  1. (countable) A garment; an item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which covers the upper part of the body as well as below the waist.
  2. (uncountable) Apparel, clothing.

-verb

  1. (transitive) To clothe something; to put clothes on something.
  2. (intransitive) To clothe oneself; to put on clothes.
  3. (transitive) To prepare the surface of a material (usually stone or lumber).
  4. To bandage a wound.
  5. (transitive) To prepare food for cooking, especially by seasoning it.
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