ethnic dress

Heritage clothing styles

Ethnic dress refers to clothing associated with a particular cultural, national, or regional group, often traditional garments worn for ceremonies, festivals, or cultural celebrations: The museum displayed ethnic dress from around the world.

The term can sound clinical or dated; people increasingly prefer specific names—kimono, sari, dashiki—over the vague umbrella category.

Opposites
cultural origin and standardization

ethnic dresscontemporary fashion

Present-day clothing trends

fast fashion · casual wear · streetwear · designer fashion · haute couture

formality and context

ethnic dressbusiness suit

Formal professional clothing

corporate attire · business formal · office wear · power suit · business casual

distinctiveness and uniformity

ethnic dressplain clothes

Non-uniform civilian dress

Family

dress, ethnic

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G