A dress for any occasion

Personally, my favorite thing to wear is a dress for any occasion. I find it simple and comfortable to wear. It does not require a lot of fitting. I really thank the person who had the idea of making dresses for women. But the design of our dress has evolved through ages, and that is how today we get great and comfortable designs. Let check the history to understand better the creation and the evolution of this great piece of fashion.

History of the dress.

So, we can go back to history, as far as the time of the Pharaoh and we will see a drawing of women wearing dresses. Today we define a dress as an outer garment made of a skirt and a bodice, made in one piece or more. Definition from Wikipedia.

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  From the 11th century,

  
  Women wore long dresses, their dresses were similar to the men's but with time people felt the need to bring a difference. Women's dresses were tighter on the upper side, having a slit and more and more the woman's figure was visible.


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  In the 17th century,

  
  Multi pieces of dresses became very popular. It had a bodice, a petticoat, and a gown. It was a mark of luxury to wear the multi pieces dress. Also, some had a waistband allowing women to tuck the dress in when cooking or being near a fire.

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  From the 18th century,

  
  The French designer started to try playing with the length of the dress. They made ankle length and the floor-sweeping length which was the norm. It was quite new for women to wear an ankle-length dress but it was made popular by the wife of the emperor, so people quickly adopted it also around the world.


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  In the 19th century,

  
  The classification of dresses started. So, we had a dress for different times of the day or occasion. For a day dress, you would use a bodice with a high neckline and long sleeves. And for the evening a bodice with a low neckline and short sleeves. To sleep, women wore a sweeping floor-length dress white made of cotton.

It is also the century which so the coming of over-sized and puffy sleeves, the use of dress frame made of whalebone or steel under the skirt. The use of a corset to accentuate the waist or make it look smaller.

This is also the century of the inventions of accessories which still impacts our dresses today. The invention of the elastic by Thomas Hancock, the safety pin by Walter Hunt and the zip fastener by Whitcomb Judson.

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  In the 20th century,

  
  The evolution was remarkable. Like the waistline was first considered to be at the woman's bust and got down to the hips level. Also, the neckline was lower too, the dresses could have long sleeves, short sleeves and sleeveless. The length of the dress was shorter, it was ankle length, knee-length and even above knee-length. The pattern was also different and even military inspired by world war I and II.

Types of occasion and what kind of dress to wear.

You can truly wear a dress for any occasion, here I have listed 5 occasions.

1. For a wedding:

It is considered as a formal occasion. So, formal attire will be required. For a woman, it can be a dress which is not white already, and something official is totally good. But depending on the time of the event, I will go for a knee-length dress if it is during the day and a long dress if it is in the evening.

2. At a party:

It can be a ball, for that you need to make sure that you have a dress which will allow you to dance and move easily. It can be a cocktail party with friends or colleagues, I am sure you can be more comfortable with a knee-length dress for both cases. You can make it fit too. For a dinner party, make sure to be comfortable in your dress after eating, do not wear something fitting as you do not want to show your belly full, LOL.

3. A day at the beach:

Take a light dress which can help you enjoy the wind or the sun without being too exposed. Also, use a light color like white, pink, cream or blue. Do not wear black, you will get hot and sweat very fast.

4. At church:

So, here you want to wear something formal. Something that will cover 80% of your body. Also, depending on the standard of your church, you need to make sure that your dress will not offend anyone. Some churches will not allow above the knee dress, transparent dress or even sleeveless dress.

5. For a date:

You want to make a good impression. So, choose something that brings out the best in you. But do not pick something which is too tight or too short. You want to look feminine and elegant, not too sexy but class. But all in all, make sure that you like yourself in that dress and that you are comfortable.

Conclusion

A dress for any occasion can make you look beautiful and distinguish. I know that the lines between formal, semi-formal, and casual dress codes get so confused at the time. But I find that a good dress can be appropriate for any occasion.





Depending on the season and the material, you will be comfortable in your dress. Just do not wear a linen dress during winter because you will get pneumonia. And do not wear a cashmere dress during the summer, you will be so hot!

Some years back in the late 90s and early 2000, women were not wearing dresses, it was all about trousers but I am very glad that nowadays we got back to wearing dresses and making them more designed, beautiful and affordable for anyone. Because I remember there was a time when buying trousers was very cheap and the dresses were like double the price. The elegance that we get from wearing a dress is incredible.

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