Fashion Terms and Styles for Women's Garments - ScholarsArchive ...
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Dresses<br />
Dresses without waistline seam<br />
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Chemise<br />
Straight dress without a waistline seam,<br />
cut with few or no darts. (Also called<br />
shift, sack, or pencil.)<br />
A-line<br />
Dress with normal shoulders, slight flare<br />
toward the hemline, but without a<br />
waistline seam. (Also called shift or<br />
skimmer.)<br />
Trapeze<br />
Dress with normal shoulders, no<br />
waistline seam, more flare at the hemline<br />
than A-line.<br />
Tent<br />
Dress with normal shoulders, no<br />
waistline seam but very wide, full, <strong>and</strong><br />
flaring hem.<br />
Caftan<br />
Long dress with decorated opening <strong>for</strong><br />
the neck <strong>and</strong> long sleeves.<br />
Float<br />
Straight dress with no waistline seam,<br />
fullness controlled from pleats or gathers<br />
at shoulders or yoke.<br />
Wedge<br />
Dress without a waistline seam, has wide<br />
shoulders <strong>and</strong> tapers to a narrow hemline.<br />
Usually has dolman sleeves.<br />
Sheath<br />
Straight narrow dress without waistline<br />
seam, fitted with darts.<br />
Princess<br />
Dress without waistline seam, fitted by<br />
curved seams originating at the shoulder<br />
or armhole, extending over the bust to<br />
the hem. The skirt may or may not be<br />
flared.
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