pencil dress

A close-fitting dress with a straight, narrow cut. Generally the hemline ranges from skirt length to miniskirt length, and is tailored for a close fit.

The difference between a pencil dress and a tube dress is that a tube dress is always strapless. A pencil dress can have sleeves, straps or a halterneck, and is applicable to all non-strapless dresses with a tight-fitting lower half.

Hestia's white dress is an example of a pencil dress, due to the skirt portion of her dress fitting tightly around/below her hips.

Examples

Spaghetti strap dress

Criss-cross halter dress

Sleeveless dress

See also

• dongtan dress
• hobble dress
• pencil skirt
• taut dress
• tube dress

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