Tea dress
Tea dress circa 1887. Los Angeles County Museum of Art , M.2007.211.901.
A tea gown ( English tea gown ) is a long and wide-cut dress . This type of dress originated in England in the late 19th century and was worn there in the afternoon in private as a house dress .
Early tea dresses were influenced by Asian clothing in the course of Japonism . Another influence was the English aesthetic dress movement. This movement advocated simpler, looser clothing that differed from the restrictive clothing common at the time. In contrast to the festival dresses of the time, tea dresses were mostly worn without a corset . This made them much more comfortable and pleasant to wear. Tea dresses had wide hanging sleeves and were often trimmed with lace , ruffles or braids .
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- Ilya Parkins, Elizabeth M. Sheehan: Cultures of Femininity in Modern Fashion . 2011, University of New Hampshire Press. ISBN 978-1-611-68233-5
- Valerie Steele: The Berg Companion to Fashion . 2010, mountain. ISBN 978-1-8478-8563-0
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