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  2. Mother Hubbard dress - Wikipedia

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    In New Caledonia, these dresses are referred to as robes missions (Mission Dresses) or robes popinées. New Caledonian women wear these dresses when playing their distinctive style of cricket. [6] In Papua New Guinea, the form of dress is known as meri blaus, which in Tok Pisin means women's blouse. It is considered formal local attire.

  3. Lavalava - Wikipedia

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    The formal, tailored linen lavalava styles of Tonga, Samoa, and Fiji originated with the Fijian noble Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna who introduced the buckled sulu to Fiji in 1920 following his military service and university education in Europe. Samoan family wearing lavalava.

  4. Taʻovala - Wikipedia

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    A taʻovala is an article of Tongan dress, a mat wrapped around the waist, worn by men and women, at all formal occasions, much like the tie for men in the Western culture. The ta'ovala is also commonly seen among the Fijian Lau Islands, and Wallis island, both regions once heavily influenced by Tongan hegemony and cultural diffusion.

  5. Muumuu - Wikipedia

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    The dress, which was originally used as an undergarment or chemise for the holokū, lacked a yoke [3] [2] and may have featured short sleeves or no sleeves at all. [4] The muumuu was made of lightweight solid white cotton fabric and, in addition to being an undergarment, served Hawaiian women as a housedress, nightgown, and swimsuit. [ 4 ]

  6. Ceremonial dress - Wikipedia

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    Ceremonial dress is clothing worn for very special occasions, such as coronations, graduations, parades, religious rites, trials and other important events. In the western dress code hierarchy of dress codes, ceremonial dress is often considered one of the most formal, in other cultures ceremonial dresses vary widely having entirely different meanings, and styles.

  7. Icelandic national costume - Wikipedia

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    An Icelandic man wears the hátíðarbúningur formal costume on his wedding day along with a boutonnière. Although not a traditional costume, the hátíðarbúningur was conceived as a modernized version of the men's traditional national costume and is frequently worn instead of a tuxedo to formal events.

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