tent dress

American

noun

a loose-fitting dress that gradually flares outward or grows fuller from the shoulder to the hem and has no waistline.

tent dress British

noun

a very full tent-shaped dress, having no darts, waistline, etc

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Another eye-catching moment featured a mini yellow tent dress that almost looked like it was floating on the model.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 13, 2022

I was wearing a long tent dress from Marimekko.

From New York Times • Apr. 10, 2022

That in turn gave way to the tent dress compromise.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

Call it Laura Ashley chic, prairie dress style or the return of the tent dress, but what we are really talking about is women wearing a load of old curtains.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2019

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