Gowns

thumb|Women wearing burqas in Afghanistan

dress worn by a bride during the wedding ceremony

thumb|Bishop Czeslaw Kozon, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Copenhagen|Catholic bishop of Copenhagen, in pontifical liturgical vestments including the Chasuble. The chasuble () is the outermost liturgical vestment worn by clergy for the celebration of the Eucharist in Western-tradition Christian churches that use full vestments, primarily in Roman Catholic, Anglican, and Lutheran churches. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and in the Eastern Catholic Churches, the equivalent vestment is the phelonion.

thumb|A white alb under a purple Stole (vestment)|stole (running around the neck) and maniple (on arm)

woman's dress usually worn to a semi-formal or formal affair

thumb|right|An older pink babydoll thumb|right|A more recent babydoll

A thawb, also known as a dishdashah or a kandura in other varieties of Arabic, is a garment traditionally worn by men in the Arab world. It is a long-sleeved, ankle-length robe that has regional variations in name and style. It can be worn in formal or informal settings, depending on the social and cultural norms in question; thawbs are the main formal attire for men in Saudi Arabia. Outside of the Arab world, the garment has been adopted in a number of Muslim-majority areas, particularly in the Indian subcontinent, where it is commonly referred to as a jubbah and is frequently worn by those w

thumb|Seminarian vested in a pleated Roman-style surplice with lace inserts, holding a thurible.thumb|An Anglicanism|Anglican [[priest wearing a black cassock, white English-style surplice, academic hood, and black tippet as his choir dress.]] thumb|The Death of St. Bede, the monastic clergy are wearing surplices over their [[cowls (original painting at St. Cuthbert's College, Ushaw).]] thumb|Abbess Joanna van Doorselaer de ten Ryen, in choir dress. Waasmunster Roosenberg Abbey.

thumb|A négligée on a mannequin. The negligee or négligée ( ; ), also known in French as (; ), is a form of see-through clothing for women consisting of a sheer, usually long, dressing gown. It is a form of nightgown intended to be worn in the bedroom. It was introduced in France in the 18th century, where it mimicked the heavy head-to-toe style of women's day dresses of the time.

portion of a skirt, overskirt, or dress that trails behind the wearer

most formal style of full-length woman's evening dress

thumb|A nightgown A nightgown, nightie or nightdress is a loosely hanging item of nightwear, and is commonly worn by women and girls. A nightgown is made from cotton, silk, satin, or nylon and may be decorated with lace appliqués or embroidery at the bust and hem.

thumb|A white rochet with lace elements, to be worn over a cassock and under a [[mantelletta.]] thumb|right|250px|Thomas Schoen 1903, OCist

a traditional costume of clerics, seminarians and religious of Christian churches

thumb|right|200px|A 19th-century shepherd in a smock-frock. Detail from Found by Dante Gabriel Rossetti, 1854. thumb|Old man wearing a smock and carrying a whip A smock-frock or smock is an outer garment traditionally worn by rural workers, especially shepherds and waggoners. Today, the word smock refers to a loose overgarment worn to protect one's clothing, for instance by a painter.

thumb|American silk and cotton ball gown, circa 1860, Metropolitan Museum of Art A gown, from the Latin word, gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee-to-full-length worn by people of both sexes in Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, the term gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and an attached skirt. A long, loosely fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the 18th century as an informal coat.

thumb|15th century costume - the HouppelandeA houppelande or houpelande is an outer garment, with a long, full body and flaring sleeves, that was worn by both men and women in Europe in the late Middle Ages. Sometimes the houppelande was lined with fur. The garment was later worn by professional classes, and has remained in Western civilization as the familiar academic and legal robes of today. However, back then it was always worn over a doublet by men.

any of several styles of woman's dress with a tight bodice and a sack-back consisting of two box pleats, popular in the 18th century

A kirtle (sometimes called a cotte or a cotehardie) is a garment that was worn by men and women in the European Middle Ages. It eventually became a one-piece garment worn by women from the late Middle Ages into the Baroque period. The kirtle was typically worn over a chemise or smock, which acted as a slip, and under the formal outer garment, a gown or surcoat.

A peignoir ( , , ) is a long outer garment for women which is frequently sheer and made of chiffon or another translucent fabric. The word comes from French 'to comb [hair]' (from Latin , from 'comb') describing a garment worn while brushing one's hair, originally referring to a dressing gown, bathrobe or lounging robe.

short washable garment worn by patients in a hospital

draped and pleated woman's dress

body-length blanket with sleeves usually made of fleece or nylon material

woman's sack dress with the back pleats from the shoulder stitched down to mould the gown closely to the body until the fullness was released into the skirt

300px|thumb|The shopkeeper wears a to protect their clothes.

shaped framework of reed, cane, or steel, used to support women's dresses in the fashionable silhouette of a particular period