Dresses were called dresses. They also had skirts and blouses or skirts and cute sweater tops. Many wore sweaters with their blouses. If the women worked in the war plants they wore coveralls, denim pants or other appropriate attire that suited the job they did. See link below. If you want to see what the every day woman and teen wore in the US watch the movie "Since You Went Away" and in Britain watch "Mrs. Miniver".
A dress maker is a person who makes custom clothing for women,such as dresses,blouses,and evening gowns. Also called mantua-maker(historically) or a modiste.
The teen girls like fuller skirts and they were long by today's standards. They had plane blouses or frilly blouses. Sweater tops were really popular. They wore leather shoes, dress shoes and sandals. They did not get to wear pumps until they were older. They had pretty styled wool coats. In their hair they wore ribbons, barrettes with beautiful styles. They had pretty dresses too even if they had to repair them with the dress rationing on. They also wore sweaters that opened and had buttons. Cashmere sweaters were "to die for". Since there was nylon and silk stocking rationing they wore anklets or what they called Bobby Socks. The dressy socks had lace on them.
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men who like to dress in women's clothes are called " crossdressers" as the name implies, they wear dresses, blouses, pantyhose and lingerie, also they like to wear women's jewelry, like earrings and bracelets.
The traditional garment you are referring to is the Huipil
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Those dresses are called "fit and flare dresses" or "mermaid dresses." They are fitted at the waist and flare out at the bottom, creating a slimming silhouette.
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Mermaid dresses