Skirt and dress

A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment which hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. Unlike pants, a skirt is "unbifurcated" — that is, not divided into separate legs. A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment.

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Garment - Leg - Pants - Unbifurcated - Bodice

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Skirts and dresses are usually considered women's clothing, however there are exceptions. The kilt, some forms of which are nearly identical to the skirt, is considered a traditional men's garment in Scotland and growing in fashion in other parts of the world.http://www.utilikilts.com Additionally, garments which are identified as skirts are being proposed as men's clothing by some of the trendier fashion houses such as Jean-Paul Gaultier. http://www.metmuseum.org/special/se_event.asp?OccurrenceId=%7B823731F9-6846-4D66-AFF5-AB57B724C97A%7D

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Kilt - Scotland - Jean-Paul Gaultier

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At its simplest, a skirt can be a draped garment made out of a single piece of material (sarongs, pareos), but most skirts are fitted to the body at the waist and fuller below, with the fullness introduced by means of darts, gores, pleats, or panels. Modern skirts and dresses are usually made of light to mid-weight fabrics, such as denim, jersey, worsted, or poplin. Skirts and dresses of thin or clingy fabrics are worn with slips to make the material of the skirt drape better.

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Draped garment - Sarong - Pareo - Darts - Pleat - Fabric - Denim - Slip

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The hemline of skirts and dresses can be as high as the upper thigh or as low as the ground, depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer.

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Hemline - Thigh - Fashion - Modesty

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Some medieval upper-class women wore skirts over 3 metres in diameter at the bottom. At the other extreme, the miniskirts of the 1960s were minimal garments that may barely cover the underwear when seated.

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Miniskirt - 1960

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