6 sentences with 'dresses'
Example sentences and phrases with the word dresses and other words derived from it.
• « Victorianism was the culture of top hats, dresses that covered every inch of the female body, rigid gender norms and an almost pathological fear of sexuality. »
• « Women wore very impractical dresses with sometimes ridiculously tight corsets underneath, the better to fulfil their social function as ornaments to beautify the home. »
• « Other changes were cultural rather than social in nature. For example, the uncomfortable and cumbersome angle-length dresses of the pre-war period disappeared (along with corsets, the very model of impracticality and discomfort), and were replaced by sensible and comfortable dresses and skirts. »
• « To make the most of the décolleté during the winter and whenever very low-cut dresses are worn -only at night-, it is necessary not to forget to apply make-up. The cosmetic should be applied up to the bustline, finishing with a layer of translucent, slightly pink powder. »
• « She is a model, but perhaps she never thought that one day her image would be in magazines, chosen to advertise the quality of a certain product, or wearing beautiful dresses. »