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2. List of garments having different names in American and ...

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   Sleeveless dress worn over a shirt Pinafore, pinny, pinafore dress [5] Jumper, jumper dress, dress Old-fashioned style of apron Pinafore apron [6] Pinafore, pinafore apron [6] Sleeveless padded garment used as outerwear Gilet, body warmer [7] Vest, puffer vest [7] [8] Sleeveless garment used as outerwear Waistcoat [9] Vest, [8] tailored vest

3. Pinafore - Wikipedia

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   Nevertheless, this has led some authors to use the term "pinafore apron", although this is redundant as pinafore alone implies an apron. The name reflects the pinafore having formerly pinned (pin) to the front (afore) of a dress. The pinafore had no buttons and was simply "pinned on the front". [2]

4. Jumper (dress) - Wikipedia

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   Contemporary outfit including a black jumper or pinafore dress Navy woolen pinafore with velvet yoke , worn by students of Dunfermline College of Physical Education c. 1910–1920. A jumper (in American English), jumper dress, or pinafore dress [1] [2] is a sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt, T-shirt or sweater.

5. Western dress codes - Wikipedia

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   Western dress codes are a set of dress codes detailing what clothes are worn for what occasion that originated in Western Europe and the United States in the 19th century. . Conversely, since most cultures have intuitively applied some level equivalent to the more formal Western dress code traditions, these dress codes are simply a versatile framework, open to amalgamation of international and ...

6. Pinafore (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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   A pinafore is a sleeveless garment worn as an apron. Pinafore may also refer to: Pinafore dress, sleeveless, collarless dress intended to be worn over a blouse, shirt or sweater; Pinaforing, forced cross-dressing for erotic purposes; H.M.S. Pinafore, Gilbert and Sullivan opera; USS Pinafore (SP-450), United States Navy launch in commission from ...

7. Apron - Wikipedia

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   A related term is pinafore dress (American English: jumper dress); it is a sleeveless dress intended to be worn over a top or blouse. A pinafore is a full apron with two holes for the arms that is tied or buttoned in the back, usually just below the neck.

8. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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   The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer. The Wellington boot was a cavalry boot devised by the Duke of Wellington , originally made from leather, but now normally rubber.

9. Men's skirts - Wikipedia

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   The upper part of dresses could now be tailored exactly to the body. Men's dresses were buttoned on the front and women's dresses got a décolletage. The lower part of men's dresses were much shorter in length than those for women. They were wide cut and often pleated with an A-line so that horse riding became more comfortable.