A train in women's clothing is the long back portion of a skirt or dress that trails on the ground behind the wearer, or a separate trailing overskirt. It is a common part of a Court dress or a wedding dress.
Gallery
 Mantua with train, 1698 |
 Ada Lovelace wears a red court train, 1836 |
 Wedding gown with train, 1876 |
 Evening gown with train, 1883 |
External links
- French court train of 1809
- Court train worn for a presentation to the emperor Napoleon
References
- Black, J. Anderson and Madge Garland: A History of Fashion, Morrow, 1975. ISBN 0688028934
- Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century, Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS
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