A dress (also frock, gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the eventuality of a one-piece garment.

Dresses increased dramatically to the hoopskirt and crinoline-supported styles of the 1860s; then fullness was draped and drawn to the back by any dresses had a "day" bodice with a high neckline and elongated sleeves, and an "evening" bodice with a Flower Girl Dresses decumbent neckline (decollete) and genuine concise sleeves.