Ads
related to: t&e dresses
Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
English shot (changeable) silk taffeta morning dress is trimmed with silk satin and machine-made lace, c. 1865. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, M.2007.211.942a-b. Emilie Menzel wears her hair in a net snood. Her morning dress has a pointed waist and slightly puffed, long sleeves, 1866.
Meat dress of Lady Gaga, worn at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards; Pink dress of Marilyn Monroe, worn in the 1953 film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Red dress of Julia Roberts, worn in the 1990 film Pretty Woman; Union Jack dress, worn by Geri Halliwell at the Brit Awards 1997; White dress of Marilyn Monroe, worn in the 1955 film The Seven Year Itch [2]
Folk costume, traditional dress, traditional attire or folk attire, is clothing associated with a particular ethnic group, nation or region, and is an expression of cultural, religious or national identity. If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress.
A bodycon dress is a tight figure-hugging dress, often made from stretchy material. [73] The name derives from "body confidence" [ 74 ] or, originally, "body conscious", transformed into Japanese in the 1980s as "bodikon".
The thawb dates back to the arrival of Islam in the Arab world in roughly 600 AD. It was a long- or short-sleeved gown worn over the qamis, an undergarment, by both men and women. The word thawb during this time was a general term for clothing and fabric because most types of clothing were mere pieces of cloth, or shiqqa.
The tubular dresses of the 'teens had evolved into a similar silhouette that now sported shorter skirts with pleats, gathers, or slits to allow motion. The most memorable fashion trend of the Roaring Twenties was undoubtedly "the flapper" look. The flapper dress was functional and flattened the bust line rather than accentuating it. [3]