Dress
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Dress
Dress is a garment that has been worn by humans for centuries, and it has evolved over time to reflect changes in culture, fashion, and technology. While dresses are often associated with women's clothing, they have been worn by both sexes throughout history. Dresses can be made from a variety of materials, including cotton, silk, wool, and synthetic fibers. They can be designed in a variety of styles, from simple and functional to ornate and decorative. Dresses can also be used to express social status, cultural identity, and personal style. One important aspect of dress is its role in fashion. Dresses have been used by designers and fashion houses to create new styles and trends, and they have been worn by celebrities and fashion icons to set new standards of beauty and elegance. The fashion industry has also been criticized for promoting unrealistic beauty standards and for perpetuating harmful stereotypes about gender and body image. Another important aspect of dress is its role in cultural and religious traditions. Dresses have been used in many cultures to express identity and to mark important life events such as weddings, funerals, and religious ceremonies. In some cultures, dress is also used to express social status or to indicate membership in a particular group or community. Overall, dress is a complex and multifaceted garment that has played an important role in human history and culture. It has evolved over time to reflect changes in fashion, technology, and social norms, and it continues to be an important part of our lives today.
garment, fashion, culture, tradition, identity
Dress
Dress, as a part of speech, is a common noun and it refers to a piece of clothing, typically with a skirt and covering the body from the waist down. Synonyms of the word dress include garment, costume, cloak, and attire. Antonyms of the word dress include undress and unclothe. Cognates of the word dress include the German word “Kleid”, the French word “robe”, and the Spanish word “vestido”. Variants of the word dress include dresse, drest, dress't and dress'd.
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Dress
The term “dress” is a centuries-old word, with its origin in the Proto-Germanic language base *drasjan. This term has been transmitted through many languages to become “dress” in English. Etymologically, the term is associated with the phrase “to draw,” signifying the act of creating a draped form of clothing. In many cultures, the term “dress” has been used to denote a more sophisticated form of clothing that would be appropriate for formal occasions. The morphology of the word has shifted across usage and context, often being used to denote the finer points of gendered clothing styles. The term “dress” is an Anglo-Saxon term originally used by the Germanic people, as well as being adopted by the French and Italians. In the context of language and communication, the word “dress” has been seen to have both a linguistic and a social meaning, with clothing becoming an important way of expressing class, status, and identity.
Etymology, Morphology, Evolution, Pragmatics, Clothing.
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Dress
Dress is a garment typically worn by both sexes, consisting of a bodice and skirt in one piece, and is meant to cover the body. This garment is seen in many different forms, depending on the culture, the time period and the personal style of the individual. Across languages, the same instance of dress can be referred to in many different ways. In French, one might refer to 'robe', in Italian 'vestito', in Spanish 'vestido', in German 'Kleid', in Portuguese 'vestido', in Dutch 'jurk', in Japanese 'kimono', in Swedish 'klänning', in Hindi 'kapra', in Chinese 'chi-fu', in Russian 'platje', in Arabic 'thobe', in Hebrew 'maalit', in Greek 'izona', in Finnish 'mekko', in Thai 'suta', in Turkish 'elbise', in Vietnamese 'vay', in Korean 'daenim' and in Hungarian 'ruha'.
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Dress
Dress is a garment typically worn by women and children, often consisting of a skirt and bodice, with or without sleeves, and sometimes with a separate belt or sash. The dress can be made from a variety of fabrics including cotton, silk, polyester, and rayon. It can be made in a variety of styles, such as long, short, sleeveless, or full-length. Dresses can also be made in a variety of colors and patterns.
Clothing, Apparel, Women's Fashion, Outfit, Gowns, Frocks, Skirts, Attire, Blouses, Tunics, Robes, Costumes, Evening Wear, Formal Wear.
Dress
Dress is an important element used in image composition techniques in anime, comics or manga used for drawing character topwear attires, clothing and costumes. The dress or clothing of a character helps in creating the look and feel of the character, and can further help in setting the tone of the narrative or story. Different approaches are taken depending on the genre, artist and era in which the work is created. For example, some works may use a more traditional style of dress, while others may use contemporary clothing. Other elements such as hairstyles, accessories, and color palettes can also be used to provide more visual interest in the character design.
Anime, comics, manga, character, attire, costume, topwear, clothing, style, dress, hairstyle, accessories, color palette.
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