Tweed jackets and coats have long become a real classic and an indicator of good taste. However, not only business suits and outerwear are sewn from this noble material, but also feminine, graceful outfits, including dresses and skirts. In a tweed dress, you will look elegant and feel like a royal, because tweed is a fabric worn by English kings and aristocrats.
Since the 30s of the 19th century, tweed suits have been the favorite clothing of many representatives of the Windsor dynasty, for example, Eduard the Seventh and George the Fifth. Following the royal family, most of the English nobility dressed in tweed clothes.
In this article we will tell you about the features of tweed and the most fashionable styles of dresses made of this material.
Pros and cons of fabric
First, consider the positive and negative qualities of tweed fabric. The advantages of this material include:
- predominantly natural composition;
- unusual embossed texture;
- ability to keep heat well;
- elasticity;
- pleasant tactile sensations, softness;
- wear resistance and durability;
- high degree of strength;
- the ability to retain color for a long time, even when exposed to direct sunlight;
- the ability to quickly remove the catch or tightening.
Despite a rather long list of advantages, this fabric is not without drawbacks. We list the minuses of tweed:
- since the fabric contains a large percentage of wool, it is very attractive to moths;
- tweed is associated with austerity and restraint, in addition, this fabric has a certain age connotation - young girls in a tweed dress may feel uncomfortable.
Models
Coco Chanel is considered the ancestor of tweed clothing, which introduced fashion to original and elegant tweed jackets and women's trouser suits.
Chanel-style tweed dresses are very popular, they help create a confident image of a business lady.
Tweed dresses are a business style apparel. It so happened that romantic, evening or cocktail dresses from this fabric practically do not sew. Despite the rather strict framework, which limits the business style, tweed dresses impress with their beauty and variety of styles.
Since this fabric is quite dense, it is poorly draped, so tweed dresses usually have a simple, straight or slightly fitted silhouette. However, if you choose a thinner tweed, with the addition of artificial fibers, you can find a dress with a voluminous skirt such as a tulip or a bell.
The most popular tweed dress model is, of course, the sheath - a real symbol of femininity and elegance. In addition, tweed is suitable for a shift dress, a wrap dress, and a jacket dress.
Care
Most of the tweed consists of wool, so it needs careful care, otherwise the product may lose shape. It is recommended to wash a tweed dress in warm water (at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees) manually or in a washing machine in the delicate washing mode.
To prevent the dress from deforming during drying, lay it horizontally on the dryer or on the floor, laying a light cotton cloth under it. Turn the product inside out before ironing. The iron should not come in contact with tweed, so you need to iron the dress through a moistened thin cloth or gauze.
