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A gown or evening gown is a woman's evening wear, corresponding to men's formal wear for white tie and black tie events. Gowns are worn for formal evening weddings, by members of the wedding party, for diplomatic events such as state dinners, and other formal events including debutante balls, proms, charity balls, and many awards ceremonies. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (453x700, 70 KB)black jacket photo G Larson File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (453x700, 70 KB)black jacket photo G Larson File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Nubian wedding with some international modern touches, near Aswan, Egypt A wedding is a civil or religious ceremony at which the beginning of a marriage is celebrated. ... Image of a woman on the Pioneer plaque sent to outer space. ... Formal wear is a general term used to describe clothing suitable for formal events, including weddings, church, etc. ... Bandleader Vincent Lopez in white tie, early 1920s Evening dress (also known as full evening dress) or white tie is the most formal dress code that exists for civilians today. ... Black tie, known in the United Kingdom (and also in the north-eastern United States, and Canada) as a dinner jacket or D.J. and in the United States generally as a tuxedo, is a dress code for formal evening events that are not formal enough to require white tie. ... A debutante is young lady from a representative family who has reached the age of 18, and as a new adult is introduced to society at a formal presentation known as her debut or coming out. ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ... An award is something given to a person or group of people to recognize excellence in a certain field. ...

What it is

A long, sometimes loose, flowing garment, the gown is a type of dress, usually full-length and made of a luxury fabric such as velvet, brocade, or silk. A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped womens garment which hangs from the waist and covers the legs. ... This article is about velvet, the fabric. ... Brocade can stands for: thick heavy fabric into which raised patterns have been woven. ... Silk weaver Silk is a natural protein fiber that can be woven into textiles. ...

The ball gown is a gown with a full skirt (for dancing), possibly with open back and low neck line. Elbow-length gloves are correct with a ball gown.. Ball gown, traditionally a full-skirted gown reaching at least to the ankles, made of luxurious fabric, delicately and exotically trimmed. ... A skirt is a traditionally feminine tube- or cone-shaped garment which is worn from the waist and covers the legs. ... A glove (Middle English from Old English glof) is a type of garment which covers the hand. ...

When it is worn

White tie occasions

For events where a man wears white tie, the lady traditionally wears a ball gown. Bandleader Vincent Lopez in white tie, early 1920s Evening dress (also known as full evening dress) or white tie is the most formal dress code that exists for civilians today. ...

A debutante wears a white ballgown for her debut. A debutante is young lady from a representative family who has reached the age of 18, and as a new adult is introduced to society at a formal presentation known as her debut or coming out. ...

To accompany a gentleman wearing a formal kilt, a lady wears a white gown with a tartan sash. A less formal variant is a longer kilted skirt, with jacket. The sash or kilted skirt may be the tartan of the woman's own clan (if she is entitled to wear one), of her husband's clan, or any of the district tartans approved for general wear. The kilt is seen as an item of traditional Scottish Highland dress, although the origin of that tradition is more recent than is commonly believed. ... A tartan is a specific woven pattern that often signifies a particular Scottish clan in the modern era. ...

The elegant Grace Kelly posing in a fabulous ballerina-length evening gown.

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Black Tie occasions

A gown for a black tie event may be full length, or ballet or tea (mid-calf to ankle) length. A cocktail gown, with a skirt the length of current day wear, may also be acceptable for some black tie events. Black tie, known in the United Kingdom (and also in the north-eastern United States, and Canada) as a dinner jacket or D.J. and in the United States generally as a tuxedo, is a dress code for formal evening events that are not formal enough to require white tie. ... A cocktail dress or cocktail gown is a shorter-length ladys gown worn at cocktail parties and other semi-formal and formal occasions. ...

Alternatives to the gown

A ball skirt is a fashion introduced in the 1990s, consisting of a full, long skirt, to be worn with a cashmere sweater, lace camisole, or other top.

Other types of gown

See also: nightgown, wedding gown, bedgown, hospital gown, [| academic gown (Oxford University)]. Floor-length nightgown with full flowing skirt A Nightgown (also called a nightie or sometimes nighty) is usually a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays solely for women. ... A wedding dress seen at Thornbury Castle, England A wedding dress or wedding gown is clothing worn by a bride during a wedding ceremony. ... A hospital gown is a short-sleeved, thigh-length garment worn by patients in hospitals or other medical facilities. ...