| Dresses Article | A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment. In Western culture, dresses are usually considered women's clothing. The hemline dresses can be as high as the upper thigh or as low as the ground, depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer. How dresses are worn today In Europe and America, dresses are worn by females of all ages as an alternative to a separate skirt and blouse or Trousers. Outside the U.S., higher-status women (judges, cabinet ministers, physicians, corporate executives et al.) generally avoid wearing trousers in public. Conversely, women at the lowest socio-economic levels often do not own dresses. Potential dresses include them being either too long or cumbersome for the performance of some physical activities such as climbing ladders, that their use can run contrary to the individual or wider public sense of modesty and decency, especially given their potential to intentionally or accidentally expose the wearer's underwear, or some styles, particularly those with back closures, can be harder to don or remove. Dresses however can be cooler and less confining than many trouser styles, and they are still very popular for special occasions such as proms or weddings. |
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