Dresses with raglan sleeves - hide flaws and add charm

Many items and styles of women's wardrobe were borrowed from a military uniform. Breeches, wide belts with large buckles, a headdress called a cap - all this is an example. The raglan sleeve is also taken from men's military clothing. More precisely, it is borrowed from the clothes of a general who lost one arm during the fighting. This general’s name was Raglan, and he wore a uniform with such sleeves to hide this shortcoming of his body.

The essence of raglan sleeves is that they are cut out with the back and the shelf of the product, that is, the sleeves and the shoulder of the garment are a single whole. In products with such sleeves there is no shoulder seam, and instead of it there may be an upper seam of the sleeve.

Dresses, sweaters, T-shirts and blouses with sleeves of such a cut are suitable for many women. They are equally beautifully decorated and wide and narrow shoulders. Especially they will look good on full girls. Since the wide sleeves will mask the full shoulders and arms. A curved seam that connects the sleeves to the product, and goes from the neck to the armhole, will visually reduce the volume of the chest.

For girls with a silhouette like an inverted triangle, dresses with a deep or medium V-neck and with short raglan sleeves or three-quarters long are optimal. In them, the shoulders will appear less pronounced and narrower.For girls with a triangle-like figure, on the contrary, it is preferable to wear raglan dresses with a shallow neckline. The graceful slope of the sleeves visually helps to expand the shoulders. Raglan outfits are not recommended for slim girls with a rectangular silhouette.

Most often with a raglan sleeve, there are a-line dresses and sheath dresses. There are various variations of the Raglan sleeve. They differ from each other by the depth and configuration of the armhole, the length, width of the sleeve itself, as well as the presence or absence of cuffs or elastic bands on the wrists. Such sleeves can be on dresses, blouses, t-shirts and sweaters from different fabrics. They, in turn, can be free, fitted or straight.

Quite often there are outfits with laces or thin ribbons around the gate. They are designed so that girls can adjust the depth of the neckline for themselves. To reduce the depth of the neckline you need to tighten them, and to increase slightly dissolve. Dresses with such sleeves and an angelica neckline make the look very seductive and romantic.

As already noted, different fabrics are used for sewing products with such sleeves. Basically, these are thin and soft materials that easily fit along the figure and do not constrain movement. The colors of the fabrics and the prints on them can also be different: plain, multi-colored, floral or abstract shapes. It is interesting that products with such sleeves can be both casual and ceremonial, but in any case, a woman in clothes of this style will look gentle, airy and stand out from the general background.

A knitted dress with Raglan sleeves is a very comfortable, warm and cozy thing. Especially such a dress is relevant in cold weather.

The cutout styles are considered to be the most suitable for such a dress: cut-out collar, turtle cut-out and boat cut-out. Such dresses can be bought or knitted independently. On the Internet, there is enough different information on how to knit a raglan knit dress with your own hands. Therefore, if you have the time and desire, then it will not be difficult for you to do this.

Given that the raglan sleeves make the upper part of the silhouette more voluminous, you need to try to make the lower part of the outfit simpler and narrower. The length of the dresses can be different, but outfits with a narrower hem length mini and midi look much more spectacular.

Shoes for dresses of such a cut are better to choose classic. It is desirable that their color be different from the color of the dress. Depending on the outfit, you can choose shoes or stiletto sandals.

From accessories you can wear a stylish belt in the color of shoes and very few jewelry. Long and large earrings go well with such outfits. They can be combined with a thin chain or necklace, as well as with bracelets or large watches.