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  2. Sallie Ward - Wikipedia

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    Ward was a Southern belle and socialite. [4] She spoke French and played several instruments. [2] She became one of the first women in the United States to wear cosmetics and wore daring outfits. [2] She organized one of the first proper-style dress balls in Kentucky. [4] She paved the way for wearing several types of dresses during a given ...

  3. Ball gown - Wikipedia

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    The beads add extensive weight having some dresses weigh in at about 75 lbs. [5] Another coming of age event is the quinceañera, an event in Latin American cultures when a girl turns 15. Their gowns are often very brightly colored and resemble traditional ball gowns with very full ruffled or ruched skirts. [5]

  4. 1945–1960 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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    Balenciaga's clothes featured few seams and plain necklines, and following his lead chemise dresses without waist seams, either straight and unfitted or in a princess style with a slight A-line, became popular. The sleeveless, princess-line dress was called a skimmer. [30] [32] A more fitted version was called a sheath dress.

  5. Formal wear - Wikipedia

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    In western countries, a "formal" or white tie dress code typically means tailcoats for men and evening dresses for women. The most formal dress for women is a full-length ball or evening gown with evening gloves. Some white tie functions also request that the women wear long gloves past the elbow.

  6. Debutante dress - Wikipedia

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    Debutante dresses in Australia in 1952 58th International Debutante Ball, 2012, New York City (Waldorf-Astoria Hotel) American debutantes, February 2009. A debutante dress is a pure white ball gown, accompanied by long white gloves [1] and pearls worn by girls or young women at their debutante cotillion, although this may not always be the case.

  7. Southern belle - Wikipedia

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    "Southern belle" (from French belle 'beautiful') is a colloquialism for a debutante or other fashionable young woman in the planter class of the Antebellum South, particularly as a romantic counterpart to the Southern gentleman.

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