Definition: A trapeze dress features side seams that are cut straight, narrow under the armhole and widening at the hem. Trapeze dresses may widen considerably or only slightly at the bottom. When the trapeze dress widens considerably at the hem, it’s often called a tent dress. When it’s narrower, it’s sometimes referred to as a sack dress. Trapeze dresses are constructed of fabric falling straight from the shoulders with no shaping seams. Think “shapeless,” and you have the trapeze dress.
Also Known As: tent dress; sack dress
