This is a dress which normally reaches to just a few centimetres from the floor (to enable ease of walking) although it may have a small train which touches the floor.
It's a long dress, to the floor normally. A maxi dress is a floor or ankle length informal dress. They are formfitting at the top and loose flowing towards the bottom. They have hundreds of different designs, including tartan, stripes, floral patterns, and other designs.
Traditionally, evening dresses were floor length. Today evening dresses can be different styles and lengths but long ball gown styles remain the most formal.
A tight black sleeveless floor-length dress, heavy eye makeup, red lipstick, a hat with a net, a long cigarette smoker, fishnet tights
It means how long do u want the dress to be
It all depend on your view of what a "long" dress is. Most people precept a long prom dress as a dress that ends below the knee. If it trails off the floor, it is long!
Strapless Sexy White Floor-length Sleeveless Taffeta Lace-up Wedding Dress with beading.
To hem a dress with the hem the same distance from the floor all around the hem, the person to wear the dress should put it on with the shoes she would most likely wear with the dress. After deciding the hem length, a friend, using a straight ruler or yard stick would then hold the ruler, end on floor, and at what ever height the wearer wants, pin the dress completely around at the desired hem length. The skirt fabric would then be trimmed the same length from the pins to the edge of the fabric, Then general hemming directions would be followed. Only by measuring from the floor UP, can the dress hang the same distance from the floor all around.
I think it was a floor-length layered dress with a lace collar and a bonnet.
The waist to floor measurement for this dress is the distance from the natural waistline to the floor when the dress is worn.
The Ball-Gown Sweetheart floor length satin Chiffon wedding dress is one style available another would be the Princess Strapless Tea-Length Satin Tulle Chiffon dress.
The hem of a true tea-length dress should hit near the bottom of the calf. That is, about 4 inches above the ankle -- give or take a few centimeters, depending on how long your legs are. However, that being said, if you try to purchase a formal tea-length dress, most stores will either show you a cocktail dress, which may be at or slightly above the knee, or a intermission length dress, which falls between the knee and mid calf area, instead of a true tea-length dress.
My prom dress is going to be a beautiful pink strapless dress with little pink flowers on it, it is also floor length. I don`t prefer a short prom dress. They look tacky to me. Not all of them look tacky but I think alot do! If I were you I would get the most beautiful dress you can find that YOU like the most! I would try to find one that's cheap because you can find a great prom dress that doesn`t cost very much. I got my dress for only $37.55. (it was on sale).