evening gown

noun

: a long, formal dress that is worn to evening parties or events

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While some are hitting the auction block for the first time, others return with stories, such as Princess Diana's 1986 Catherine Walker Falcon evening gown. Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 May 2025 Another key item in the sale is a Christian Dior by Yves Saint Laurent haute couture chine taffeta evening gown from fall 1959 that is expected to fetch between $24,000 and $32,000. Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 21 May 2025 Join 40 others in the comments View Comments Moreover, the look signaled that Diana was no longer constrained by a royal dress code — one that would have, surely, dictated a ballgown (or at least a far less revealing floor-length evening gown) for an event like the Met Gala. Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 This dress was the last evening gown Diana wore publicly before a car accident in Paris took her life two months later. Rachel Burchfield, Vogue, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for evening gown

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“Evening gown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/evening%20gown. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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