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2. Dressing gown - Wikipedia

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   For women, wearing a dressing gown was a break from tight corsets and layers of petticoats. Ladies wore their dressing gowns while eating breakfast, preparing for the day, sewing or having tea with their family. [2] Dressing gowns continued to be worn into the 20th century with similar garments like hostess dresses, robes, and peignoirs being used.

3. House dress - Wikipedia

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   A housewife in 1941 wearing a printed cotton house dress. Nelly Don house dress, May 1922. A house dress is a type of simple dress worn informally at home for household chores or for quick errands. [1] The term originated in the late nineteenth century to describe at-home garments designed for maximum practicality and usually made from washable ...

4. Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon - Wikipedia

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   Lucy acquired her love of fashion through dressing her collection of dolls, by studying gowns worn by women in family paintings, and by later making clothes for herself and Elinor. [4] Returning to Jersey, after a visit to relatives in England in 1875, Lucy and Elinor survived the wreck of their ship when it ran aground in a gale. [5]

5. Bathrobe - Wikipedia

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   However, silk dressing gowns are the traditional choice, since they are not worn after bathing. [ citation needed ] Microfiber: Microfiber is an extremely fine synthetic fiber , typically made of cellulose or polyester, that can be woven into textiles to mimic natural-fiber cloth.

6. Photos show inaugural gowns first ladies have worn over the ...

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   Nancy Reagan wore a one-shouldered lace gown over silk satin to the 1981 inaugural balls. The dress and gloves were designed by James Galanos. Her beaded shoes were from David Evins.

7. Nightgown - Wikipedia

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   The nightgown was a "version of a modern dressing gown" and tended to be worn around the house or to occasions when formal attire was not necessary. This garment was actually a Banyan, a T-shirt shaped robe adopted by the British from India but became known as a "nightgown", dressing gown or "morning gown" in the early 1700s due to its casual ...