housedress
Casual home garment
A housedress is a simple, inexpensive dress worn for housework and everyday activities at home.
Typically loose-fitting and easy to launder, housedresses were standard daytime wear for American women through the mid-20th century: She answered the door in her housedress.
The garment has largely given way to casual separates.
Loose, collarless dress
- kaftanLong loose traditional robe
- shiftMovement or work period
- housecoatLightweight indoor robe
- dusterCleaning implement for surfaces
smock · wraparound · shirtdress · zip-front · popover · loungewear · frock · pinafore
Warm and snug
- easeLack of strain
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- loose-fittingNot tight on body
- breathablePermits air passage
lightweight · cotton · relaxation · snug · roomy · unstructured · pullover · sleeveless
Waist-tied protective garment
- choresRoutine household tasks
- homemakerOne who manages a household
- cleaningRemoving dirt and mess
- cookingPreparing food with heat
baking · laundry · ironing · sewing · gardening · tidying · dusting · mopping
Evoking recent past
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- classicOf lasting excellence
nostalgia · Rockwell · suburban · postwar · traditional · timeless · bygone · heirloom
muumuu
Loose, collarless dress
duster · smock · wraparound · shirtdress · zip-front · popover · loungewear · frock · pinafore · tunic
cozy
Warm and snug
- easeLack of strain
- softnessYielding to gentle pressure
- loose-fittingNot tight on body
breathable · lightweight · cotton · relaxation · snug · roomy · unstructured · pullover · sleeveless · short-sleeved
apron
Waist-tied protective garment
cooking · baking · laundry · ironing · sewing · gardening · tidying · dusting · mopping · sweeping
retro
Evoking recent past
- mid-centuryHalfway through a hundred
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
classic · nostalgia · Rockwell · suburban · postwar · traditional · timeless · bygone · heirloom · collectible
- garmentsgarment, robe, gown, robes, jumpsuit
- loose clothingbaggy, loose fit, oversized, relaxed fit, roomy
- sleepwearpajamas, nightgown, nightie, nightshirt, nightgowns
housedressevening gown
Woman's floor-length formal dress
ball gown · formal gown · cocktail dress · wedding dress · prom dress