Garment & Textile · Women's Garment
Gown — Evening / Ball
Full-length formal dress, often floor-brushing with structured bodice.
Origin
Paris
Era
19th cent. → today
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Industrialist View
Couture segment. Boning, crinoline, interlining, train. 100–600 hrs labour.
Tailor & Garment-Worker View
Boned bodice (steel spiral + plastic), multi-layer skirt, train with bustle. Corset-back lacing option.
Construction & Use
Charles Frederick Worth (1858) founded haute couture.