Cocktail Dress
A cocktail dress is a smart, semi-formal dress that covers the upper body, cuts off above the knee and is worn to social formal events such as cocktail parties. The term was first used by Christian Dior referring to dresses in his collections in the 1940’s. The most popular cocktail dress is the famous little black dress.
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