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An evening gown is a long flowing women's dress or gown usually worn to a formal affair.

It ranges from tea and ballerina to full-length.

Evening gowns are usually made of luxurious fabrics such as chiffon, velvet, satin, organza, etc.

Silk is a popular fibre for many evening gowns.

Although the terms are used interchangeably, ball gowns and evening gowns differ in that a ball gown will always have a full skirt and a fitted bodice; in contrast, an evening gown can be any silhouette—sheath, mermaid, A.line or trumpet shaped—and may have an empire or dropped waist.

In the United States, and increasingly in the United Kingdom and Canada, a promenade dance, most commonly called a prom, is a semi-formal (black tie) dance or gathering of high school students.

This event is typically held near the end of the senior year (the last year of high school).

Proms figure greatly in popular culture and are major events among high school students.

High school juniors attending the prom may call it "junior prom" while high-school seniors may call it "senior prom".

In practice, this event may be a combined junior/senior dance.

A gown, from medieval Latin gunna, is a usually loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt.

A long, loosely fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the 18th century as an informal coat.

In Western clothing semi-formal is a grouping of dress codes indicating the sort of clothes worn to events with a level of protocol between informal (e.g., lounge suit) and formal.

Both morning and evening semi-formal attire share design features in common with the informal lounge suit.

In the modern era, semi-formal attire for men includes wearing a dark business suit, a cocktail dress is customary for women.

A cocktail party is a party at which cocktails are served.

It is sometimes called a cocktail reception.

A cocktail party organized for purposes of social or business networking is called a mixer.