Ruban Sweaters

According to Wikipedia, a sweater is an element of the wardrobe designed for the upper half of the body. Initially, a sweater was understood only as products knitted from woolen yarn, not having any fasteners, but with a high neck and long sleeve. Today, the definition of sweaters has expanded somewhat, and a variety of pullovers and jumpers without a collar are also often referred to this category.

In this article, we will consider a sweater in this context. We will talk about sweaters from the Russian brand Ruban: about the history of the brand, product features and the most popular models. You will also learn how to wear and what to wear with Ruban fashion sweaters.

The luxury women's clothing production line under the Ruban label was founded in 2010, so the company is still very young, but, despite this, successful and prosperous. Its creators were the Ruban sisters - Alice and Julia.

The Ruban sisters began their career in the fashion world as stylists, but soon they felt the need to create their own wardrobe items, since ready-made clothes limited their imagination and did not allow to fully realize all creative ideas. From this moment, work began on the creation of the first collection.

The general public saw her in 2011. All the things that were demonstrated on the catwalk were made by hand and existed in one copy. In the future, in order to acquire an attractive dress or skirt, it was necessary to place an order and wait for the designers to work on the copy.

The next collection of the brand was released in the same year for the new spring-summer season. This time the emphasis was on the use of expensive, noble materials - the finest silk, genuine leather, soft cashmere, etc.All products featured a sophisticated, well-designed cut.

In parallel with the second collection of clothes, another line was launched in a slightly different style. Things that are released under the RUBANStyle brand are less pretentious. These are casual clothes of simple silhouettes and bright colors, but sewn from high quality materials.

The products of the Ruban trademark were highly appreciated by editors of fashion magazines, stylists, couturiers and other professionals from the fashion industry. By 2015, the Ruban sisters had several prestigious awards, including the “Designer of the Year”. Ruban clothes were shown on the most important world catwalks: in Milan, Paris and other world fashion capitals.

Sweaters and other things released under the Ruban label are distinguished by their incredible quality, democratic and feminine appearance, interesting design decisions, as well as the use of mainly natural, expensive fabrics and materials.

Each item of the Ruban brand has a bright personality, and sweaters here are no exception.

Most sweaters from this brand are characterized by characteristic features, such as:

• loose fit and baggy silhouette reminiscent of oversize style;
• asymmetric forms;
• long sleeves, lowered shoulders;
• straight neckline;
• shortened length - to the waist, slightly higher or lower.

Next, we want to introduce you to the most successful and interesting sweater models invented by Alice and Julia Ruban.

Autumn-winter collection 2016-2017:

• A loose scarlet sweater dress. Thanks to the deep, rounded neckline, this model can be worn with one shoulder down.
• Gray button-down sweater with a deep V-neck. The spacious model with small ornaments is made in the style of the end of the last century, when such forms were in fashion.
• White elongated sweater with a small neckline without a collar. The model has a trapezoidal silhouette and sleeves expanding downward.
• A spacious gray ribbed sweater made of soft material. The slightly elongated model has a loose fit, a neat round neckline and long sleeves.

Autumn-winter collection 2015-2016:

• A voluminous gray sweater with long, wide sleeves, a V-neck and side cuts. The model has wide elastic at the bottom, on the cuffs and neck.
• A white oversized button down sweater. The elongated model with voluminous sleeves is made in the form of a cardigan, which allows you to wear it as a light coat.

2015 Spring Summer Collection:

• A loose gray crew-neck sweater with lowered sleeves. The model is decorated with a contrast print with the image of large flowers.

Autumn-winter collection 2014-2015:

• A beige sweater with a deep boat neck that almost completely exposes the shoulders. The model has a wide, shortened silhouette and large sleeves covering the palms. The sweater is decorated with a relief pattern of Aran.

Autumn-winter collection 2013-2014:

• A large white knit sweater with an intricate pattern of braids and rhombs. The model has a large rounded neckline, so the product falls to one shoulder. The wide sleeves have elastic cuffs and are gathered on the wrists into large, soft folds.

Autumn-winter collection 2013-2014:

• A light gray sweater with a deep and narrow triangular neckline. This is one of the first models created by Ruban designers. From subsequent works, it is distinguished by a classic fit, a fitted silhouette and a standard narrowed sleeve. It was here that the relief pattern of braids first appeared, which later became the hallmark of designers.

Not so long ago in the world of fashion, such a thing as a “Ruban-style sweater” appeared. By this phrase, they usually mean a knitted sweater, endowed with all the basic characteristics of sweaters from a popular domestic brand.

The sweater model we described above appealed to Russian fashionistas, however, the cost of the original Ruban sweater is quite high, and the quality of the copies leaves much to be desired. Therefore, master classes on how to create such sweaters with your own hands began to appear on the network one after another. Many craftswomen even sell their products to everyone, so if you wish, you can buy a sweater based on Ruban handmade on the Internet.

If you yourself are an experienced needlewoman, you can easily knit such a sweater on the knitting needles: it will not be harder to work on it than on a regular sweater with braids. To do this, you need thick yarn, a pair of knitting needles of the right size and a few free evenings.

The choice of yarn to create a Ruban-style sweater should be taken responsibly. Save on this is not worth it, because in the end the product will cost you several times cheaper than the finished branded thing.

The color of the yarn also matters. As you probably noticed, real Ruban sweaters are made in a restrained, mostly neutral color scheme. Designers actively use all shades of gray, as well as white and beige colors. However, if your task is not to create an exact copy of a Ruban sweater, you can safely experiment with colored yarn. Models of bright, saturated colors often look even more spectacular than sweaters in monochrome tones.

Sweaters in the Ruban style managed to win huge popularity among our girls. Therefore, the question of the compatibility of such a sweater with other things is very relevant.

We advise everyone else not to rush into buying a Ruban sweater, since it is likely that the baggy thing will visually distort the proportions of the figure.

Signature knitted sweaters with a loose silhouette go well with skinny jeans, juggins and other tight-fitting trousers. However, fashionistas learned to wear voluminous sweaters with wide trousers, as well as classic straight trousers.

The most daring girls wear voluminous, long Ruban sweaters with short shorts, mini-skirts or petite dresses. Boots or high-heeled shoes are perfect for such an unusual look.

The combination of a spacious Ruban sweater with a narrow pencil skirt or a chiffon midi length skirt looks very impressive. Properly selected accessories - large earrings, necklaces, unusual handbags, etc. will help to make the image even more vivid and memorable.