evening gowns
Ballroom floor-length attire
Evening gowns are formal dresses worn to elegant social events—galas, balls, opera premieres, awards ceremonies.
They typically reach the floor and feature luxurious fabrics like silk or satin.
The singular evening gown emphasizes the garment as a category: She needed an evening gown for the charity benefit.
The plural often appears in fashion contexts: The designer unveiled her new evening gowns at the show.
- bridal wearMatrimonial ceremony clothing
- dressesOne-piece women's garments
- black dressDark formal women's garment
- black tieFormal evening dress code
- velvetThick-pile textile
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- specialty clothingformalwear, workwear, sportswear, swimwear, sleepwear
- dry clean onlysuits, wool coats, cashmere sweaters, formal wear, delicates
- Victorian fashionbustles, corsets, crinolines, hoop skirts, petticoats
- cafe societysocialites, glitterati, bon vivants, jet setters, debutantes
- art nouveau costumeflowing lines, peacock feathers, natural forms, asymmetry, ornamental design
- diplomatic eventsstate dinners, state banquets, state ceremonies, state visits, receiving lines
evening gownscasual wear
Informal, comfortable clothing
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