A cocktail dress or cocktail gown is a woman A woman is a female human. The term woman is usually reserved for an adult, with the term girl being the usual term for a female child or adolescent. However, the term woman is also sometimes used to identify a female human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "Women's rights"'s dress A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment worn at cocktail parties A cocktail party is a party where cocktails are served. Women may choose to wear what has become known as a cocktail dress, and semi-formal occasions.
The length of cocktail dresses varies depending on fashion and local custom. The length ranges from just above the knee to touching the ankle. When it is about 5 cm (2 inches) above the ankle it is called tea length Every one knows that a tea-gown is a hybrid between a wrapper and a ball dress. It has always a train and usually long flowing sleeves; is made of rather gorgeous materials and goes on easily, and its chief use is not for wear at the tea-table so much as for dinner alone with one's family and when it is almost touching the ankle it is called ballerina length, although ballerina length dresses usually fall into the evening gown An evening gown, also known as night gown[citation needed], is a long flowing lady's dress usually worn to a formal affair. It ranges in length from tea and ballerina to full-length. Gowns are often made of a luxury fabric such as chiffon, velvet, satin, or silk. Although the terms are used interchangeably, ball gowns and evening gowns differ in category.
At semi-formal occasions, less elaborate, shorter-length cocktail dresses may be worn. Prior to the mid 20th century this type of dress was known as 'late afternoon'. When gentlemen are in business suits, ladies also wear dress suits or "good" afternoon skirt A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment that hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs and dresses A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.
By the 1980s a dress was considered to be cocktail less by where the hem fell, but more by the level of sumptuousness the garment attained.
In the mid-20th century, some couturiers Haute couture refers to the creation of exclusive custom-fitted clothing. Haute couture is made to order for a specific customer, and it is usually made from high-quality, expensive fabric and sewn with extreme attention to detail and finish, often using time-consuming, hand-executed techniques. Couture is a common abbreviation of Haute Couture, began describing full-skirted cocktail gowns as "dancing costumes". These are suitable for formal dances but not for balls A ball is a formal dance. The word 'ball' is derived from the Latin word "ballare", meaning 'to dance'; the term also derived into "bailar", which is the Spanish and Portuguese word for dance . In Catalan it is the same word, 'ball', for the dance event, or other white tie White tie is the most formal evening dress code. It is worn to events such as balls, the opera, and banquets. The chief components for men are the dress coat, white bow tie and waistcoat, and starched shirt, while women wear a suitable dress for the occasion, such as a ball gown affairs, where ball gowns A ball gown is the most formal female attire for social occasions. According to rules of etiquette, a ball gown must be worn where "white tie" or "evening dress" is specified on the invitation. It is traditionally a full-skirted gown reaching at least to the ankles, made of luxurious fabric, delicately and exotically trimmed are worn.
Christian Dior Christian Dior , was an influential French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior. He was born in Granville, Manche, a seaside town on the coast of France was the first to use the term "cocktail dress" to refer to early evening wear, in the late 1940s.[1]
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References
- ^ da Cruz, Elyssa (2000). "Dressing for the Cocktail Hour". Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/coho/hd_coho.htm. Retrieved November 13, 2009.
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I'm not sure what that means. Could I wear a cocktail dress ? Answer: That dress code is open to a wide range of interpretations. To me, "Florida" suggests ...
Kristen Kaleal
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GM
Some of the basics I keep on hand are a black . cocktail dress. , a navy . cocktail dress. , long black tiered skirt and a new skirt (top left) I bought the other day at Target, of all places! I was imagining all the different ways I can wear ...
Q. I am wearing a black and silver cocktail dress, and the plan is to pair it with some strappy silver peep toes. What do you think?
Asked by tashazanob73 - Sun Nov 30 17:19:24 2008 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments
A. depends on the weather, but definitely bare legs. but if its chilly definitely wear panty hose.
Answered by preppy silver starz - Sun Nov 30 17:26:39 2008
