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2. Shrug (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A knit shrug. A shrug is a cropped, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves cut in one with the body, typically knitted or crocheted. [1] Generally, a shrug covers less of the body than a vest would, but it is more tailored than a shawl. Shrugs are typically worn as the outermost layer of an outfit, with a full shirt, tank top, or ...

3. 1860s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   A cotton dress from c. 1865. Heavy silks in solid colors became fashionable for both day and evening wear, and a skirt might be made with two bodices, one long-sleeved and high necked for afternoon wear and one short-sleeved and low-necked for evening. The bodices themselves were often triangular, and featured a two-piece front with a closure ...

4. 1840s in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   The dress on the left is an evening style. African-American preacher Juliann Jane Tillman, 1844. Style gallery — 1845–1849 ... with shawl or notched collars, ...

5. Ball gown - Wikipedia

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   Designer dresses were typically part of a designer's collection, having them altered for the wearer. Designers need to know where a dress will be worn to avoid two people from matching. [ 4 ] But if the original wearer decides to wear the dress to another event afterwards, the possibility of matching is increased.

6. Victorian fashion - Wikipedia

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   The décolleté style made shawls to become an essential feature of dresses. Corsets lost their shoulder straps, and fashion was to produce two bodices, one closed décolletage for day and one décolleté for evening. Boning: Corsets were used in women's gowns for emphasizing the small waist of the female body. They function as an undergarment ...

7. Opera cloak - Wikipedia

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   An opera cloak. An opera cloak is an ankle- or floor-length loose-fitting cloak of dark, luxurious fabric such as velvet, brocade or satin, to be worn over an evening gown for a woman or a man's white tie or black tie tuxedo, named after its typical designation for the opera. [1]