Dress

A dress is a consisting of bodice and skirt garment in general. It is mostly worn by women. Furthermore, sometimes the concept of clothing called in Germany, any artificial enclosure of a man as a dress, synonym, such as the trousers. Metaphorically, this also each serving of an object, such as the fur dress or plumage of an animal or the protection of sensitive parts in mechanical engineering (eg, bulwark, protective apparel, etc.), so designated. Compare also disguise. A particularly -rich, time-consuming and long dress is also known as robe.

The dress is covered in a general sense as opposed to a two - or multi-piece suit of one part only, the upper body and legs. The lower part usually ends in the form of a skirt ( with a different dress pants ), while the upper part of the dresses can be designed very differently. For example, the sleeve length vary greatly. Following the prevailing ideas about morality and fashion clothes were either equipped with long arms or were, as often, for example, in Dirndln still common, worn with a blouse or a similar piece of clothing in evening gowns and short arms were associated with long gloves usual. Today dresses are usually worn only in the warm season or on special occasions, so clothes are now often sleeveless, some also completely strapless. For these special occasions also tights to wear under your dress often. Dresses are often combined with a petticoat.

The dress for different occasions

Until the beginning of the 19th century, a distinction between plaster dresses and day dresses. An exception represents the riding habit, which is referred to in the early fashion magazines as well as an Amazon or Amazon dress. In 1820, there next to the day dress, which was worn indoors and outdoors, and the negligee or morning dress. From about 1840, the differentiation of clothes on occasions increases until around 1870, the largest bandwidth is reached on dress forms. So it happened that a lady of high society repeatedly clothed during the day.

There are at this time the following Dress Forms:

• Morning gown or negligee
• Promenade dress or city dress
• Visit dress or visit or visit toilet
• Afternoon dress
• Evening dress or party dress
• Ball Gown or Shine Dress
• Pants dress
• Travel dress
• Riding habit
• Wedding dress

At about 1885 are also clothes for the new sports such as cycling or playing tennis are available. The different clothes forms differ by cutting, material, color and possibly processing.

During the 20th century, fewer and fewer occasions called for an own dress; blurred the differences between the types of clothes and finally the dress lost at all its importance as the principal outer garment of the woman. Starting from the 60 years dedicated to the only ball gown above as a particular occasion dress remained; for the Cocktail Dress was added.

From the end of the 20th century clothes, a distinction is rather on the material and the form, eg:

• Sheath Dress
• Shirt Dress
• Dirndl dress