MuuMuus

Moo Moos – they’re not just for cows anymore…

MuuMuu, or as it’s sometimes mispelled, moo moo, is a traditional Hawaiian dress.  The word muʻumuʻu means “amputated” in Hawaiian. Originally it was a shorter, informal version of the more formal holokū. Holokū was the original name for the Mother Hubbard dress introduced by Protestant missionaries to Hawaii in the 1820s.

The holokū featured long sleeves and a floor-length unfitted dress falling from a high-necked yoke. Over the years, the holokū approximated more closely to European and American fashions. It might have a fitted waist, and even a train for evening. As the holokū became more elaborate, the muumuu, a shortened version, became popular for informal wear.

thanks to Wikipedia