Costume
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...simplicity. Women wore a thin muslin dress with a high waist, a low round neck...with an extremely tight corset. Their dresses had wide collars, sloping shoulders...jacketed suits of the 40s to the sack dress of the early 60s. Since then the fluctuating...length midi in coats, skirts, and dresses. Womens clothing has become less restrictive...major modification in shape. National Dress The traditional national dress of Western...