By Jack Wogan
According to the dictionary, a dress represented clothing meant to cover the human body. It is not a very specific definition. Probably this is the reason why we do not know for sure when the first dress was designed on Earth. It has taken so many shapes and designs in time that it is difficult to go back to its origin. For this reason, the museums of fashion offer evidence starting with the Ancient Egypt.
The dresses designed during that period implied a piece of linen long enough to cover the ankles. The materiel was knotted under the woman's breast and this was the dress of the time. Climbing one step upwards on the scale of evolution of the dress, the next one was caught somehow on the shoulders, maybe similar to the present slip women wear nowadays.
On a different part of the Earth, in India, a dress represented a large piece of material but this time wrapped up differently around the woman's body. The way in which the material was surrounding the body made the difference in China as well, leading to the classical kimono. In the Ancient Greece, the dress looked like a frock, embellished with different jewelries. Once arrived in the Middle Ages, there is a change in the look of the way ladies were dressed. A long dress, with a train allowed the ankle to be visible. It proved to be a provocative piece of clothing thanks to the V-neck and to the cleavage.
Moreover, the next invention in the fashion world was during the Renaissance: the crinoline and the corsage. The fashion designers of the time claimed that was the real dress. In fact, all the inventions in fashion which followed claimed to own the title of the "real" dress. The famous little black dress or the very uncomfortable dresses designed especially to chock competed for the same title.
Nowadays, under the large concept of the "dress", there is a large variety of pieces of clothing. Some of them are at war with the comfortable trousers. By the way, what would you choose between a comfortable dress and some linen trousers? I find myself in difficulty...
According to the dictionary, a dress represented clothing meant to cover the human body. It is not a very specific definition. Probably this is the reason why we do not know for sure when the first dress was designed on Earth. It has taken so many shapes and designs in time that it is difficult to go back to its origin. For this reason, the museums of fashion offer evidence starting with the Ancient Egypt.
The dresses designed during that period implied a piece of linen long enough to cover the ankles. The materiel was knotted under the woman's breast and this was the dress of the time. Climbing one step upwards on the scale of evolution of the dress, the next one was caught somehow on the shoulders, maybe similar to the present slip women wear nowadays.
On a different part of the Earth, in India, a dress represented a large piece of material but this time wrapped up differently around the woman's body. The way in which the material was surrounding the body made the difference in China as well, leading to the classical kimono. In the Ancient Greece, the dress looked like a frock, embellished with different jewelries. Once arrived in the Middle Ages, there is a change in the look of the way ladies were dressed. A long dress, with a train allowed the ankle to be visible. It proved to be a provocative piece of clothing thanks to the V-neck and to the cleavage.
Moreover, the next invention in the fashion world was during the Renaissance: the crinoline and the corsage. The fashion designers of the time claimed that was the real dress. In fact, all the inventions in fashion which followed claimed to own the title of the "real" dress. The famous little black dress or the very uncomfortable dresses designed especially to chock competed for the same title.
Nowadays, under the large concept of the "dress", there is a large variety of pieces of clothing. Some of them are at war with the comfortable trousers. By the way, what would you choose between a comfortable dress and some linen trousers? I find myself in difficulty...
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