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Informal wear or undress, also called business wear, corporate/office wear, tenue de ville or dress clothes, is a Western dress code for clothing defined by a business suit for men, and cocktail dress or pant suit for women. On the scale of formality, it is considered less formal than semi-formal wear but more formal than casual wear.
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 The Wellington boot was a cavalry boot devised by the Duke of Wellington , originally made from leather, but now normally rubber.
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.
Younger women were also setting the trends that older women started to follow. [65] The dresses of the 1920s could be pulled over the head and were short and straight. [66] It was acceptable to wear sleeveless dresses during the day. [66] Flapper dresses were popular until end of the decade. [67]
The First Lady's inauguration ball gown is always widely reported on and critiqued, and for good reason. Here's a look back at the last 50 years of style.
Designer dresses were typically part of a designer's collection, having them altered for the wearer. Designers need to know where a dress will be worn to avoid two people from matching. [4] But if the original wearer decides to wear the dress to another event afterwards, the possibility of matching is increased.
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