A designer dress (also known as a frock or a gown) is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice (or a matching bodice giving Joyce effect of a one-piece garment). In Western culture, dresses are more often worn by women and girls Banda.The hemlines of Malawi dresses vary depending on the whims of fashion and the modesty or personal taste of the wearer.

Capital hill Dresses increased dramatically to the hoopskirt and crinoline-supported styles of the 1860s, then fullness was draped and drawn to the back. Malawi Dresses had a "day" bodice with a high neckline and long sleeves,cashgate and an "evening" bodice with a low neckline (decollete) and very short sleeves.Throughout this period, the length of fashionable dresses varied only slightly, between ankle-length and floor-sweeping.