housedresses
Casual domestic attire
Housedresses are simple, inexpensive dresses designed for wearing at home while doing household tasks.
The style peaked in mid-20th-century America—loose-fitting, easy to wash, often in cotton prints with buttons or snaps down the front.
The word evokes a domestic era when women dressed specifically for homemaking: She threw on a housedress to do the cleaning.
Loose, collarless dress
- dusterCleaning implement for surfaces
- shiftMovement or work period
- smockLoose protective outer layer
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
polyester · floral · pockets · apron · sleeveless · loose-fitting · washable · comfortable
Decade after WWII
- retroEvoking recent past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- grandmotherMother of a parent
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
homemaker · catalog · feedsack · rickrack · gingham · calico · postwar · traditional
muumuu
Loose, collarless dress
cotton · polyester · floral · pockets · apron · sleeveless · loose-fitting · washable · comfortable · everyday
1950s
Decade after WWII
- retroEvoking recent past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- grandmotherMother of a parent
nostalgia · homemaker · catalog · feedsack · rickrack · gingham · calico · postwar · traditional · old-fashioned
kaftan
Long loose traditional robe
dashiki · thobe · sarong · caftan · djellaba · yukata · tropical · lightweight · modest
- senior clothingcardigans, shawls, elastic waist pants, orthopedic shoes, compression socks
housedressesevening gowns
Formal women's floor-length dresses
ball gowns · cocktail dresses · wedding dresses · prom dresses · formal wear
housedressesparty dresses
Fancy attire for events
office attire · business attire · office wear · Sunday best · street clothes