dress/dresses

Hi,
As you can see, this ancient tribe is in their tradisional dress/dresses? Normally the former.

Illegal gold miners are bringing disease/diseases into these once pristine forests. Both are OK. The former sounds more general, the latter more specific.

Clive

How about "the models are showing off their traditional dress/dresses"?

Hi,
I don't think of models as having traditional dresses. Perhaps each one is wearing a black dress and pearls?

You'd have to supply a bit of context.

Clive

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Clivewearing a black dress and pearls?

Are pearls a dress, hence dresses?
It's an international week in a college. Each country is represented by a couple of student models to show off their traditional dresses.

Hi,
Clive
wearing a black dress and pearls?
Are pearls a dress, hence dresses?No, pearls are an accessory. I was just making a little joke, it's not important.

It's an international week in a college. Each country is represented by a couple of student models to show off their traditional dresses.

Yes, this sounds OK now. You need to make clear that each model

Clivebecause we think of traditional dress as belonging to a country rather than to a person.

That's a good point. Thanks, Clive.