Ball gown
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A ball gown, ballgown or gown is a type of evening gown worn to a ball or a formal event. Most versions are cut off the shoulder with a low décolletage, exposed arms, and long bouffant styled skirts.
Ball gown, 1864
Ballgown in cream gathered tulle by Emile Pingat, c. 1860s. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Red silk and velvet ball gown by Elizabeth Marie Louise Jaeger, c. 1875-1880. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Silk and linen ball gown by Jacque Doucet, 1898-1902. Metropolitan Museum of Art
Evening gown
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An evening gown, evening dress or gown is a long dress usually worn at formal occasions. The drop ranges from ballerina, tea, to full-length. Such gowns are typically worn with evening gloves. Evening
Ball gown
…A ball gown, ballgown or gown is a type of evening gown worn to a ball or a formal event. Most versions are cut off the shoulder with a low décolletage, exposed arms, and long bouffant styled skirts. Such…
Maria Grazia Cucinotta wearing a black evening gown at the Venice Film Festival
Wedding supper of Princess Isabella of Parma and future Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II, 1760; female attendees are shown wearing ornate court gowns decorated with lace and jewels
Evening gowns shown at a Los Angeles fashion show, 1947
White cotton gown, c. 1804-05