Dress
Basic types:
* Shirtwaist, a dress with a bodice (waist) like a tailored shirt and an attached straight or full skirt
* Sheath, a fitted, often sleeveless dress, sometimes without a waistseam (1960s)
* Shift, a straight dress with no waist shaping or seam (1960s)
* Sundress, a sleeveless dress of any shape, with a low neckline in a lightweight fabric, for summer wear
* Tent, a dress flared from above the bust, sometimes with a yoke (1960s)
* Sheath, a fitted, often sleeveless dress, sometimes without a waistseam (1960s)
* Shift, a straight dress with no waist shaping or seam (1960s)
* Sundress, a sleeveless dress of any shape, with a low neckline in a lightweight fabric, for summer wear
* Tent, a dress flared from above the bust, sometimes with a yoke (1960s)
Fads and fashions:
* Chanel’s Little Black Dress (1920s and on)
* Tea gown, a frothy, feminine semiformal dress
* Dinner dress, a semiformal dress worn when fashionable people “dressed for dinner” (men in tuxedos or dinner jackets, even at home)
* Coronation gown, formal wear for coronations
* Evening gown or formal, a long dress for formal occasions
* Ball gown, a long dress with a full, sweeping, or trained skirt for dancing
* Kitty Foyle, a dark-colored dress with contrasting (usually white) collar and cuffs (1940s, after a dress worn by Ginger Rogers in the movie of the same name)
* Cocktail dress, a semiformal party dress of the current street length (1950s and sporadically popular since)
* Granny gown, an ankle-length, often ruffled, day dress of printed calico, cut like a Victorian nightgown, popularized by designer Laura Ashley (late 1960s-1970s)
* Tea gown, a frothy, feminine semiformal dress
* Dinner dress, a semiformal dress worn when fashionable people “dressed for dinner” (men in tuxedos or dinner jackets, even at home)
* Coronation gown, formal wear for coronations
* Evening gown or formal, a long dress for formal occasions
* Ball gown, a long dress with a full, sweeping, or trained skirt for dancing
* Kitty Foyle, a dark-colored dress with contrasting (usually white) collar and cuffs (1940s, after a dress worn by Ginger Rogers in the movie of the same name)
* Cocktail dress, a semiformal party dress of the current street length (1950s and sporadically popular since)
* Granny gown, an ankle-length, often ruffled, day dress of printed calico, cut like a Victorian nightgown, popularized by designer Laura Ashley (late 1960s-1970s)
Skirt
Basic types:
* Straight skirt, a tailored skirt hanging straight from the hips and fitted from the waist to the hips by means of darts or a yoke; may have a kick-pleat for ease of walking
* Full skirt, a skirt with fullness gathered into the waistband
* A-line skirt, a skirt with a slight flare, roughly in the shape of a capital letter A
* Pleated skirt, a skirt with fullness reduced to fit the waist by means of regular pleats (‘plaits’) or folds, which can be stitched flat to hip-level or free-hanging
* Circle skirt, a skirt cut in sections to make one or more circles with a hole for the waist, so the skirt is very full but hangs smoothly from the waist without darts, pleats, or gathers
* Hobble skirt, long and tight skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer’s stride
* Full skirt, a skirt with fullness gathered into the waistband
* A-line skirt, a skirt with a slight flare, roughly in the shape of a capital letter A
* Pleated skirt, a skirt with fullness reduced to fit the waist by means of regular pleats (‘plaits’) or folds, which can be stitched flat to hip-level or free-hanging
* Circle skirt, a skirt cut in sections to make one or more circles with a hole for the waist, so the skirt is very full but hangs smoothly from the waist without darts, pleats, or gathers
* Hobble skirt, long and tight skirt with a narrow enough hem to significantly impede the wearer’s stride
Fads and fashions:
* Ballerina skirt, a full-length formal skirt popular in the 1950s.
* Broomstick skirt, a skirt with many crumpled pleats formed by compressing and twisting the garment while wet (1980s and on)
* Cargo skirt, a plain, utilitarian skirt with belt loops and numerous large pockets, based on the military style of Cargo pants and popularised in the 1990s.
* Dirndl, a skirt made of a straight length of fabric gathered at the waist
* Jean skirt, A trouser skirt made of denim, often designed like 5-pocket jeans, but found in a large variety of styles.
* Leather skirt, A skirt made of leather
* Kilt-skirt, a wrap-around skirt with overlapping aprons in front and pleated around the back. Though traditionally designed as women’s wear, it is fashioned to mimic somewhat closely the general appearance of a (man’s) kilt, including the usage of a plaid pattern more or less closely resembling those of recognized tartan patterns of Scotland.
* Broomstick skirt, a skirt with many crumpled pleats formed by compressing and twisting the garment while wet (1980s and on)
* Cargo skirt, a plain, utilitarian skirt with belt loops and numerous large pockets, based on the military style of Cargo pants and popularised in the 1990s.
* Dirndl, a skirt made of a straight length of fabric gathered at the waist
* Jean skirt, A trouser skirt made of denim, often designed like 5-pocket jeans, but found in a large variety of styles.
* Leather skirt, A skirt made of leather
* Kilt-skirt, a wrap-around skirt with overlapping aprons in front and pleated around the back. Though traditionally designed as women’s wear, it is fashioned to mimic somewhat closely the general appearance of a (man’s) kilt, including the usage of a plaid pattern more or less closely resembling those of recognized tartan patterns of Scotland.
* Maxiskirt, an ankle length-skirt (1970s, but has made a comback in the 2000s)
* Midi skirt, mid-calf length. See: 1970s in fashion.
* Miniskirt, a thigh-length skirt, and micromini, an extremely short version (1960s)
* Poodle skirt, a circle or near-circle skirt with an appliqued poodle or other decoration (1950s)
* Prairie skirt, a flared skirt with one or more flounces or tiers (1970s and on)
* Rah-rah skirt, a short, tiered, and often colourful skirt fashionable in the early-mid 1980s.
* Sarong, a square of fabric wrapped around the body and tied on one hip to make a skirt; worn as a skirt or as a cover-up over a bathing suit in tropical climates.
* Tiered skirt, made of several horizontal layers, each wider than the one above, and divided by stitching. Layers may look identical in solid-colored garments, or may differ when made of printed fabrics.
* Trouser skirt, a straight skirt with the part above the hips tailored like men’s trousers, with belt loops, pockets, and fly front
* Midi skirt, mid-calf length. See: 1970s in fashion.
* Miniskirt, a thigh-length skirt, and micromini, an extremely short version (1960s)
* Poodle skirt, a circle or near-circle skirt with an appliqued poodle or other decoration (1950s)
* Prairie skirt, a flared skirt with one or more flounces or tiers (1970s and on)
* Rah-rah skirt, a short, tiered, and often colourful skirt fashionable in the early-mid 1980s.
* Sarong, a square of fabric wrapped around the body and tied on one hip to make a skirt; worn as a skirt or as a cover-up over a bathing suit in tropical climates.
* Tiered skirt, made of several horizontal layers, each wider than the one above, and divided by stitching. Layers may look identical in solid-colored garments, or may differ when made of printed fabrics.
* Trouser skirt, a straight skirt with the part above the hips tailored like men’s trousers, with belt loops, pockets, and fly front
