the usage of "dress in" and "be dressed in"

[Ha269]

hello,

I was confused by the following two sentences:

"She always dresses in white."
"The girl is dressed in white."

how to use them appropriately?

[Mister Micawber]

The first is used as a general comment about the girl's repeated fashion choices.
The second refers to her apparel at the moment.
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[Ha269]

thank you for the help.

"be dressed in white" is a passive tense but "dresses in white" is not a passive tense. so, we can not use passive tense in repeated actions?

Would it be O.K. if I rewirte the first sentence to "She is always dressed in white."?

[Mister Micawber]

You can use passive in repeated actions. "She is always dressed in white" is fine.
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[Ha269]

so, they are actually no difference, right? the sentences can be expressed in either way, right?

Then the second sentence can be "The girl dresses in white." as well, right?

[Mister Micawber]

Right!
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[Ha269]

Mister Micawber, thank you very much!