Dress

• slide fastener

  A fastener for locking together two toothed edges by means of a sliding tab.

• hemline

  The line formed by the lower edge of a skirt or coat.

Pleat

• box pleat

  A flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it.

• kick pleat

  Pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking.

Also contains

• crinoline

  A skirt stiffened with hoops.

• gathered skirt

  A skirt whose fabric is drawn together around the waist.

• full skirt

  A long skirt gathered at the waist.

• sarong

  A loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both...

• overskirt

  An outer skirt worn over another skirt.

• hobble skirt

  A long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914.

• placket

  A piece of cloth sewn under an opening.

• miniskirt

  A very short skirt.

• sunburst pleat

  Knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect.

• maxi

  A long skirt ending below the calf.

• grass skirt

  A skirt made of long blades of grass.

• kilt

  A knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands...

• lavalava

  A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially...

• culotte

  A divided skirt.

• ballet skirt

  Very short skirt worn by ballerinas.