Hangers (fashion)
In fashion, hangers are certain types of coats or dresses.
As a coat shape, Hänger describes a shape that falls straight from the shoulders to the hem, which was popular with men's and women's coats in the 1950s.
As Smock Dress different waist loose, straight-cut shapes are called, which in fashion in 1900 as an expression of the reform dress , and after the First World War as Kittel , Futteral- or sack dress appeared. The Charleston dress of the 1920s, which is typical for flapper fashion , also belongs to this group. In the 2000s, hanging dresses under the English name tent dress (" tent dress ") were in vogue.
Finally, a waistless children's dress with a short yoke and a skirt strung on it is also referred to as a hanger or hanger dress .
literature
- Ingrid Loschek: Reclam's fashion and costume lexicon. 5th edition Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-15-010577-3 , p. 236