A dress, such as an evening dress, worn for a solemn occasion or ceremony. Dress is the basic style feature of skirt, which refers to the solemn and formal dress worn by participants on some important occasions.

The clothes to wear at important ceremonies. There are many kinds of gowns. The western traditional gowns include morning gowns, small gowns (dinner gowns or casual gowns) and large gowns (tuxedos). Evening dress is not included in the Western traditional dress.