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  2. Clothing sizes - Wikipedia

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    The B fitting adds 12 cm and the T height modifier 4 cm to the base hip measurement 89 + 16 = 105 cm. [13] Additionally there are a set of age based waist adjustments, such that a dress marketed at someone in their 60s may allow for a waist 9 cm larger than a dress, of the same size, marketed at someone in their 20s. The age based adjustments ...

  3. Dress - Wikipedia

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    Maxi dresses (c. 1970) – Maxi is a term used since the late 1960s [80] for ankle-length, typically informal dresses. [ 79 ] Midi dress – A "midi" is used to refer to any dress or skirt that has a hem which hits at mid-calf – halfway between the knee and ankle.

  4. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    In Medieval and Renaissance England gown referred to a loose outer garment worn by both men and women, sometimes short, more often ankle length, with sleeves. By the 18th century gown had become a standard category term for a women's dress , a meaning it retained until the mid-20th century.

  5. U.S. standard clothing size - Wikipedia

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    With the average American woman's height (20 years and older) at about 5 ft 4 in (162.1 cm) (Department of Health 2012), both standard and catalog size ranges attempt to address a variety of weights or builds as well as providing for the "shorter-than-average" height woman with "petite" and "half-sizes". However "taller-than-average" women may ...

  6. Skirt - Wikipedia

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    In the Middle Ages, men and women preferred dress-like garments. The lower part of men's dresses were much shorter in length compared to those for women. They were wide cut and often pleated or gored so that horse riding was more comfortable. Even a knight's armor had a short metal skirt below the breastplate. It covered the straps attaching ...

  7. Men's skirts - Wikipedia

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    The upper part of dresses could now be tailored exactly to the body. Men's dresses were buttoned on the front and women's dresses got a décolletage. The lower part of men's dresses were much shorter in length than those for women. They were wide cut and often pleated with an A-line so that horse riding became more comfortable.

  8. Formal wear - Wikipedia

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    Shoes for men are dress shoes, dress boots or pumps and for women heeled dress pumps. In western countries, a "formal" or white tie dress code typically means tailcoats for men and evening dresses for women. The most formal dress for women is a full-length ball or evening gown with evening gloves.

  9. Maxi - Wikipedia

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    Austin Maxi, a 1970s medium-sized 5-door hatchback car produced by British Leyland; Maxi dress, an ankle-length dress; Maxi language, which is a spoken in Benin (also known as Fon) Maxi pad, a type of absorbent sanitary towel worn by women; Maxi single, a music single release with more than the usual two tracks; Maxi skirt, an ankle-length skirt