Sundress

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Model wearing a red sundress.

A sundress or summer dress is an informal or casual dress intended to be worn in warm weather, typically in a lightweight fabric, most commonly cotton, and usually loose-fitting. It is commonly a bodice style sleeveless dress, typically with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps, and may be backless. A sundress is typically worn without a layering top and is not usually worn over a blouse, sweater, or t-shirt, or with leggings.

While the word "sundress" was first used in the early 1940s, they really came into vogue in the 1950s,^[1] and were especially popularized by Lilly Pulitzer in the 1960s.^[2]

Current styles[]

The sundress provides a feminine look that is more comfortable than a skirt and blouse or another sort of dress.^{[citation needed]}

Sundresses can be of any neckline and hemline, ranging from mini to full length. They are typically sleeveless and collarless, with a wide neckline and thin shoulder straps.

Sundresses can use a variety of closure types, including back zippers, side zippers, front buttons, back buttons, back ties, pullover or other closure styles. They may also be without any closures or fasteners and put on over the head or slipped on by pulling up from below.^[3]

Since the 1940s, a sundress-like one-piece swimsuit appeared,^[4]which is sometimes considered to be matronly or costumey nowadays.^[5]

See also[]

• Jumper dress
• Sarafan

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sundresses.

• "Leading Questions; Buttoned Up, Or a Little Bare?", The New York Times, June 25, 1989
• Definition, Dictionary.com

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