conservative dress

Understated formal clothing

Conservative dress is clothing that avoids drawing attention through revealing cuts, bright colors, or bold styles.

It typically means covered shoulders, modest necklines, and hemlines at or below the knee: The law firm's culture calls for conservative dress.

What counts as conservative varies by context—a conservative dress code at a beach resort differs from one at a funeral home.

Opposites
skin exposure/coverage

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Exposing upper chest

plunging neckline · miniskirt · crop top · bikini · backless dress

fashion boldness/visual impact

conservative dressavant-garde fashion

Radical, innovative clothing design

high fashion · peacocking · fashion-forward

formality and social conformity

conservative dresspunk fashion

Subversive, aggressive street style

streetwear

Family

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Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G