Dresses increased dramatically to the hoopskirt and crinoline-supported styles of the 1860s; then Flower Girl Dresses fullness was draped and drawn to the after by any dresses had a "day" bodice with a gigantic neckline and elongated sleeves, and an "evening" bodice with a inferior neckline (decollete) and very diminished sleeves.

Depending on formation dresses are classified. Discrepant basic dress shapes are: