The bride is the embodiment of purity and sophistication. If you look at photos of the past, we will see beautiful girls in luxurious wedding dresses. At that time, the rules of good form did not allow to expose large areas of the body, so the dresses were mostly with a closed top. The trends of recent years are returning us to such a fashion, permeated with purity and elegance.

Styles and Styles
Dress with a closed top allows you to choose any style, based on the features of the figure. Whether it’s an A-shaped silhouette, Greek style, a magnificent model or a “mermaid” - rest assured, you will become a star of the festival!



In recent years, the style of "vintage" is increasingly confidently gaining the stage of haute couture. Paul Smith, Vera Wong and Alexander McQueen are just a few of the designers who present dresses with closed tops in their collections. Deliberate sexuality fades into the background, giving way to chastity and modesty.

Now designers see sexuality not in short skirts and open shoulders, but in restrained elegance. Closed-top outfits no longer look stiff and outdated, but instead become a symbol of good taste and luxury.
The choice of dress length leaves room for imagination: from maxi to midi or English length.


“Highlight" of a closed wedding dress
“There is nothing interesting in a dress with a closed top” - say many brides and are completely mistaken! The piquancy and unusualness of such a dress is as high as any outfit in the avant-garde style!

Pros of a wedding dress with a closed top:
- emphasize expressiveness of eyes one hundred times;
- focus on beautifully styled hair;
- tint tan;
- emphasize the whiteness of the skin.



The real highlight of such a dress can be bare, but in moderation, back or open wrists. Add a fluffy skirt to this model and get a universal option that will suit literally any girl. After all, she will correct the figure by visually stretching the torso. The most magnificent bride turned out!

Short
Unusual and at the same time stylish look short wedding dresses with a closed top. The combination of opposites forms a spectacular image based on the play of contrasts of the closed top and open legs.

Variations of the closed neckline, arms and shoulders

Closed neckline
Closed neckline - the choice of girls accustomed to a strict style in clothes. Why violate the general concept of your style, if it can be emphasized favorably? Such a neckline does not have to be made of classic and dense fabrics.

Tulle, lace or other weightless materials will cope with this task. They will give the comfort of brides and create the illusion of mystery. And of course, such a dress is ideal for a wedding ceremony, when other models are not appropriate, and sometimes not acceptable.



For more ardent natures, a compromise can also be found in this model. Choose openwork elements or whole inserts for the top. Such a solution will perfectly shade a fluffy skirt made of dense fabrics. And if you do not add delicate elements throughout the dress, the enthusiastic looks of the guests will focus on the luxurious neckline, beautiful neck and eyes of the bride in love.
Such a decor is complex in itself, so it is better to choose a round neck, barely noticeable. But do not forget that such a neckline in most cases slightly shortens the neck.

A V-shaped traditional neckline is best complemented with openwork or transparent straps.
A tight guipure corset and translucent lace will be the perfect combination. From a distance, a model of such a cutout will look like a heart and will become another, barely perceptible, symbol of your love.
In the decor of such a dress, it will be useful to use additional elements. But do not overload the outfit with different textures. It is quite enough to opt for a combination of three fabrics.

An example of a successful combination is the dress "Fish" with a skirt of tulle and lace, decorated with a flower of the same fabrics. Openwork neckline can smoothly go into a long sleeve.
The integrity and thoughtfulness of such an image will not leave anyone indifferent. If your wedding takes place in the cold season - this is what you need! Complementing such an ensemble with a long train, we get a dress at the junction of the past and the modern.


Neckline Illusion
Prefer modesty or choose a frank neckline? Fashion designers solved this problem by inventing the latest style for a wedding dress, creating the illusion of a neckline. Such visual illusion is created due to the use of almost invisible fabrics when sewing, which can be noticed only close up.
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Elegant or festive patterns are created by openwork or lace patterns adorning the translucent fabric from which the top of the dress is made. To achieve the maximum effect of openness, choose the color of the fabric for the neckline according to skin color: it can be beige, ivory or ivory.


Kinds
Sleeveless model
Let's start with a rather bold version - a dress with a completely transparent neckline. This model should not have sleeves, since its goal is restrained sexuality.
If you make the back of the dress from the same material as the top, you can also create the illusion of an open back.In a registry office, such a dress will look like a bastion of cleanliness and innocence, and during photography and at the holiday, the impression of a playful outfit with a straight neckline will be created.

Completely closed top
Remember Kate Middleton's Luxurious Dress? For the royal wedding ceremony is a closed dress.
We will slightly change this model, adding a light mesh fabric instead of a dense lace, leaving the sleeves closed. We will receive an avant-garde solution to the traditions of the past. The smaller the cutout of such a model, the more modest it will look.
Let the lace that adorns the sleeves also appear on the skirt of the dress or bodice, so our bride will become even more elegant and graceful. The sleeve length can be not only long. A sleeve to the elbow, ankles or even a short one will not bring the bride any inconvenience and will look best. Lace trim of such a sleeve length can be repeated along the hem of the dress, which favorably emphasizes the choice of the bride.



Retro style
Often, the sleeves of a wedding dress in retro style are made of the main material, and the neckline is translucent. Also, this style perfectly complements the closed top of the main fabric, mesh or lace. There may be many options.

With transparent straps
The neckline may not be covered with a transparent fabric, so this dress can be attributed to the most daring appearance. But the transparent straps give some modesty along with and create the illusion of a V-shaped notch

Asymmetric top
In this model, tulle, lace or chiffon are assembled on one shoulder. It can be supplemented with a sleeve of the same material and an asymmetric insert.


Jewelry
It doesn’t matter which model of the dress with the illusion of the neckline you choose, you should not forget about its decor. Beads, rhinestones, precious stones or embroidery will perfectly complement any look. But about massive necklaces, earrings and bracelets it is better to forget.

But what to do if you want to wear them too? Choose a model with imitation necklaces and bracelets. This effect is created with the help of lace, which is located on the neck and wrists.
Do not forget that everything is good in moderation, and if the dress is richly decorated, it will be enough to pick up only earrings to match the dress.



With closed shoulders, neckline and neck
An ideal model for owners of magnificent forms. To finally correct such a figure, choose a fluffy skirt to the knee. A short sleeve playfully rounds the shape of the shoulder and shows your beautiful arms, add a belt under the chest to reduce the waist and lengthen the legs. And, as if by magic, our bride becomes a slender, fit and charming girl!

With a closed neck and neckline
In such dresses, the whole emphasis is on beautiful hands. It is worth giving preference to the American armhole and straight silhouette.
Both the corset and the long skirt repeat the outlines of the bride’s figure, give the image integrity and completeness, and the bride is graceful and feminine. Such a dress immediately speaks of its owner: she knows her strengths, knows how to emphasize them and has an outstanding taste.

The combination of a closed neck and an open back looks much sexier than many frank models, but at the same time envelops the bride with a light haze of mystery.

Shoulders off
Are you the owner of charming wrists and graceful hands, but you have narrow shoulders? Take a closer look at the model with your shoulders closed. A small sleeve will correct this small flaw.
And if you have already bought an open dress, just pick up a bolero or cape to it and you will be provided with a magical effect!



Riddle and temptation, modesty and sexuality is what is inherent in a closed wedding dress. Choose your model and outshine everyone with your beauty at the main celebration!
A closed top will certainly please the groom's parents :) But, seriously, this image is most appropriate for the celebration, especially if there is a wedding.
My dress will have a closed top, but it will be made of lace. I think this is the most elegant option.