Rococo style in clothes

Sensuality, coquetry, romance, femininity and elegance. Such was the rococo style in clothing at the court of King Louis XV of France. So it remains today.

Rococo style replaced the elaborate Baroque and became almost its complete opposite. Tired of brightness and pomposity, the French turned to elegance and lightness.

Perhaps, only a love of textured and expensive materials inherited the new style from Baroque.

The features of the new direction are:

• Unfading youth. From fashionistas, regardless of their age, they were supposed to always look young.
• Thin waist and small chest. They even came up with special devices that were placed under the bodice to reduce the bust.
• The use of a large number of whitewash and blush. With the help of cosmetics, the emphasis was on the eyes and lips.
• The prevalence of clothing in pastel colors. Particular preference was given to blue and pink.
• Just the same huge amount of all kinds of bows, lace and ribbons.
• Fluffy skirts, which became more magnificent every year. To give them a proper shape was invented fizhma (frame). At the same time, the length of the skirts became much shorter and the outfits began to slightly open their legs.

The trendsetter in a new direction was the last French queen, Marie Antoinette. With the help of the then-famous modist Bertin and the dancer Guimard, the queen almost every day invented a new style of outfits, which immediately went into fashion.

Despite everything, women always want to look young and beautiful. This desire greatly contributed to the fact that clothing of the XVIII century was again in trend.

Slightly modernized, but still retaining the features of the sunset era of the French monarchy:

• a thin waist, formed most often with the help of a corset;
• a significant proportion of unnaturalness (emphasized aristocratic pallor, and hypertrophic forms of outfits);
• additional elements in the form of stockings, gloves or mitts;
• all kinds of fans and lace;
• the abundance of flowers in the dress itself and in additions to it;
• lush hem;
• asymmetry.

Of course, rococo in modern fashion is not an everyday style. But he will fit perfectly into all kinds of parties and holiday events (weddings, birthdays, graduation balls), which should become unforgettable.

Unlike European fashion almost three hundred years ago, modern designers who appeal to that era prefer not light pastel shades, but saturated dark tones. Relevant brown, gray, blue with silver, gold and even black colors.

But the main styles of dresses - the main subject of the wardrobe - remained almost unchanged. Slim waist and open shoulders are still in fashion.

As for the cut, the trend is:

• Dress - "inverted glass." Model with a tightened top (the corset is most often used) and a wide bottom on the frame.
• “Watteau” or contouch is a one-piece wide model with narrow shoulders with folds on the frame and a special design of the back. By the way, the dress did not get its name at all because of the cut, but by the name of a famous artist who often painted celebrities in such a model.
• Polonez - with a lot of decoration in the form of frills, ruffles and various artificial decor.
• The shirt dress is a straight model with a belt that highlights the waist, folds in the chest area and a long skirt, shifted back.

In shirt dresses with a high collar, the “signature” distortion of the proportions of the figure occurs due to the use of skirts on the frame with pockets and voluminous folds. In models with a neckline, the entire image is aligned with the help of puffy skirts with numerous frills.

Embroideries made with gold metal thread trimmed with stones, beads, rhinestones, appliques in the form of geometric shapes are very popular. The most stylish is considered to be the rocaille pattern, which is a golden curl (the name rococo comes from the word shell, shell, which determined this choice of designers). Numerous lace on clothes is still in fashion.

Passed into our century and chic bows, and short capes.

High-heeled shoes with a sharp nose will perfectly suit the aristocratic look. Both that, and another, is the invention of the heyday of Rococo in France. Instead of shoes, you can choose ankle boots, boots or boots.

Shoes can be either plain or decorated with silk and lace trim.

One of the characteristics of the stylish direction is the love of accessories. As such, beads, necklaces, large earrings, all kinds of decorative elements with rhinestones are used.

Perfectly complement the royal image of the fan, small handbags, hats decorated with feathers and flowers or made of straw.

Handbags can be printed in the form of flowers, on thin chains thrown over the shoulder or hand. Velvet clutches will also look great.

In makeup that complements the image, as in the past, thick black eyebrows are relevant (in those days, eyebrows were false and made from special brushes), pale skin color, emphasized by the most natural shades of lipstick. Cosmetics in the eyes should also be discreet and not bright.

As for hairstyles, it is best to match the image of a high styling, decorated with a rim.

Rococo destination is not suitable for going to work. Yes, and women in age should better abandon such an image.

An ideal option in this style would be a wedding dress. It will definitely look like a special, unique and attractive, and will allow its owner to feel like a real queen. In this case, it is not necessary to choose an outfit of a traditional "wedding" color. It can be lilac or light blue, the color of azure or sea sand, beige.

In the role of decor, you can use lush original mantles, an unusual veil or train of various lengths.

Today, models of this style are actively used in their design collections by such trendsetters of modern fashion as Prada, John Galliano, Dolce & Gabbana, Marc Jacobs, Vivienne Westwood and others.

Star fans of the direction are Lady Gaga, Madonna and Mariah Kerry.