shirtwaist
Button-front women's top
A shirtwaist is a woman's blouse or dress styled like a tailored men's shirt, typically with a collar, buttons down the front, and a fitted waist.
The term dates to the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when shirtwaists were standard working-women's attire: She wore a simple shirtwaist to the office.
A shirtwaist dress extends this style into a full-length garment.
Loose-fitting upper garment
- button-upSecure with disc closures
- collarNeck encirclement
- cuffSleeve or trouser terminus
- placketReinforced garment slit
yoke · bodice · sleeve · hem · seam · waistband · cotton · linen
Of early twentieth-century Britain
- VictorianOf a prim era
- 1900sCentury's inaugural decade
- 1950sDecade after WWII
- suffragetteMilitant women's voting advocate
factory · sweatshop · garment worker · New York · turn-of-the-century · reform · labor · workwear
One who stitches garments
- tailorClothing alteration professional
- dartsThrown pointed missiles
- fittingSuitable or proper
- alterationsChanges made to something
sewing · stitching · patternmaking · cutting · draping · hemming · interfacing · linings
blouse
Loose-fitting upper garment
placket · yoke · bodice · sleeve · hem · seam · waistband · cotton · linen · poplin
Edwardian
Of early twentieth-century Britain
suffragette · factory · sweatshop · garment worker · New York · turn-of-the-century · reform · labor · workwear · period
seamstress
One who stitches garments
alterations · sewing · stitching · patternmaking · cutting · draping · hemming · interfacing · linings · bespoke
delicate
Easily broken or harmed
silk · ruffles · pastel · pleats · bow · soft · elegant · embroidery · sheer · pearl
- vintage fashioncorset, vintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style
- Edwardian erahobble skirt, picture hat, feathered hat, pompadour, motorcar