Dresses are to be Fashionable and Attractive Choices for Women
March 4th, 2010 - Posted in Prom Dress
In the nineteenth century, before ready-to-wear dresses were available, many women made their own dresses at home or hired a local dressmaker. These dressmakers often imitated the latest fashion ideas from Paris, by printed fashion plate illustrations. Dresses and skirts are popular with American women and girls of all ages. In many formal situations, such as weddings, school proms, business meetings, and dresses are fashionable and attractive choices.
During the Victorian era, from about 1840 on, persons who made and sold fashionable women’s dresses and millionery were called “modistes.” Most women buy their dresses ready-made in many formal situations, but custom dressmakers still make dresses for special occasions such as weddings, proms, and other events.
The basic dress shapes include the shirtwaist, sheath, shift, sundress, and tent. A shirtwaist dress has a bodice like a tailored shirt to which a straight or full skirt is attached. A sheath dress is fitted and often sleeveless, it may not feature a waist seam. A shift dress is simple and straight, with no waist seam or shaping. A sundress is sleeveless with a low neckline, and is made of lightweight fabric for use in warm weather. A tent dress is flared from above the bust and sometimes features a yoke. Certain of these dress types have been fashionable during different eras.
Dress styles and hemlines have changed considerably. Prior to World War I, hemlines ranged between floor length and ankle length, but during the 1920s hemlines became short, then long during the 1930s. Hemlines were shorter during World War II, longer again during the 1950s, and short again during the 1960s. Since the 1970s, dresses and skirts of varied lengths have been fashionable simultaneously.via
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