Long sleeves of clothing have long been considered a sign of aristocracy. Today, every woman can find a dress that emphasizes her personality. How to present yourself in this image?
Features
The long sleeve is universal: for any age and figure. When properly served, it looks appropriate in everyday life and at social events, relevant all year round.
In addition to aesthetic beauty and grace, a long sleeve adds self-confidence, visually balances the figure and straightens the posture.
A long sleeve will help to make thin arms graceful and soften their angularity, as well as hide extra centimeters of full hands. Choosing original color schemes, fashionable styles and bright accents, you can create a unique style.
Styles
Of great importance in choosing a dress belongs to the season and occasion. The style of clothing depends on this, which means sleeves. Long can be considered any sleeve longer than.
There are models of dresses for which a long sleeve is required (bat). For others, this is an additional detail that helps to better reveal the virtues of the figure (decollete and lace options). But even here there are many design options for long sleeves: a practical raglan, artsy flashlight, bohemian loose sleeves, romantic long translucent sleeves with side cuts in antique or oriental style ...
Special care should be taken with asymmetric sleeve lengths (one shoulder) or haute couture for the carpet (for example, Julia Roberts' black dress with open armpits).For such things, special occasions and an audience are needed.
With open back
Such options are good in maxi length. Long sleeves help to elegantly look in such a dress, especially in the combination of “open back and deep cut”. The deeper the neckline, the slimmer and taller the lady needs to be. This is clearly visible in the "mermaid" dresses. A narrow skirt and a low flared hem of such a model balance the silhouette, make the image mysterious and charming.
It is advisable to correlate the depth of cut with the length of the dress. A short dress with an open back is rare, it is often beaten by a transverse strap on the back. It will also decorate a slender girl and highlight legs. In order not to become vulgar, pay attention to models with a neckline not lower than the shoulder blades with a mini length.
In general, an open back is the prerogative of evening or social dresses.
Closed
Here, a long sleeve complements the austere image. Using bright finishes and accessories, you can make the dress festive and interesting. There are more options for the style of the sleeve. If the dress code allows, then the dress can be chosen from printed fabric (including with classic patterns, Christmas tree or goose foot), you can beat the neckline with turn-down collars in a single-color version.
Laconic styles are beaten with flowers - geometric illusions help to stretch a figure, to make slimmer. For the brave, there are psychedelic drawings that will hide problem areas.
Fitted
Dresses with a pronounced waist and a long sleeve are usually associated with a retro style.
The fabric is selected according to the season, the length can be any. Mini resemble the funny 60s, longer versions refer to the 20s and 30s. The longer the dress, the wider the hem. A fastener with frequent buttons at the front helps to create a modest and elegant look. In this case, the material plays an important role: dense and plain, with a strict pattern suitable for work and the cold season. Light, draped and flying models with a colorful or naive print (oriental cucumber, peas, flowers) are the prerogative of the warm season.
Lacy
In the warm season, openwork models with a long sleeve can be options for every day, if you choose the right combination. Using a lace sleeve (they try to make it less loose) is appropriate all year round, but a fully lace dress with a lining is already an evening option.
Recently, “nude dresses” have gained popularity, such a bold version looks beautiful on slender, tall and young. The color guipure on a beige (solid) lining looks softer and more practical, it visually “adds” kilograms. A conservative option is considered to be lower fabric in tone with lace, such a model is more suitable for magnificent ladies. Often lace is used to shade the deep neckline at the top of the dress. In this version, a long sleeve is necessary: it will make the image feminine and romantic. Remember, the shorter the lace dress, the stricter the silhouette and less detail.
We can distinguish wedding dresses for which lace trim and a combination of fabrics is most preferable. Clothing for celebrations and ballroom dances thus emphasizes its sophistication and festive character.
Knitted
These dresses are good in the winter and in the offseason. Such models are usually made plain. Multicolor and patterns can add completeness to bulk knitting. The slimmer the figure, the larger the pattern and the coarser the knitting. They try to make the sleeve style less loose so as not to overdo it with the volume. Knitted patterns with a smooth and thin weave that resemble knitwear can be chosen by ladies with any figure. When completeness, choose knitted dresses with side trim from other materials that focus on the shoulders, in the upper part or in the center of the dress. It is better to refuse any drawing and pattern
Woolen
Natural and warm fabrics look noble.It should be combined with simple silhouettes and styles. These are outfits for the cold season. Simple drawings, emphasis on fittings help refresh the dress, make it less formal.
Chiffon
Light and flying fabrics are incomparable for creating festive and summer dresses. They can be combined with each other, not to be afraid of layering, bright colors and unusual patterns.
The main rule is to take into account the color type, so that the skin of the face appears fresh and radiant. Sleeves can be flared with cuts.
Check print
The cage is one of the classic and dangerous prints, it is important to learn how to use it correctly. Using the vertical direction of even cells is a traditional design option for everyday and shirt models, which enlivens the image thanks to its multi-colored and small pattern.
With caution, you need to use deliberately large and small cells. A dress with a diagonal cage will look universal and unexpected, especially if the picture is made of thin lines. This will look beautiful on the full figure and make it visually slimmer.
Length
The correct length will help demonstrate the virtues of the figure, emphasize elegance, make slimmer, add growth or make younger.
Long
A dress on the floor is a good option for special occasions. This creates a very interesting and romantic image. The use of lace, trim or neckline will add piquancy.
Designers offer long dresses for the summer and winter season. But in spring and autumn, the hem becomes shorter for reasons of practicality.
Midi
A great option for office or casual dress, which can be enlivened with accessories. Plain dresses of this length will be a good basis for creating a specific image and a number of ensembles. A combination of fabrics for a sleeve and a yoke dress made of lighter and lighter materials is often used to imitate a word of mouth or skirt business set. It is decorated with turn-down collars, ruffles, buttons, and canvases of contrasting color are selected.
An elegant option will be winning for any age. Stylists recommend it more for women over 30, because in a direct silhouette it distracts attention from the legs, focusing on the upper body. Fitted dresses with a wide skirt or very narrow on the contrary will attract increased interest in the legs.
A short
This is an option for young women with a good figure. A long sleeve makes the outfit more feminine and elegant.
The lace version looks defiant, dense fabrics soften the brightness of the image. Variegated and shiny trim options are worn at parties, and plain dresses are universal.
What to wear?
Accessories help to create the right image. Natural fabrics need a noble natural setting. For example, dense warm dresses are perfectly complemented by a string of pearls or gold jewelry, leather shoes or boots. Remember that self-sufficient dresses do not require additional decorations, otherwise you can simplify the image.
Light fabrics are combined with jewelry, crystals, bright semiprecious stones. The dress can be combined with jackets or cardigans, belts and bags. The color scheme of the kit is selected universal or contrasting colors, you can have a different shade of the same color.
Vivid calm colors can change from season to season, bright colors are more difficult to combine with fashion trends.
It is important that dress accessories take season and occasion into account. Even in a business attire, a bright accent is acceptable if the rest of the items are universal.
The longer and more elegant the dress, the more refined and elegant the details should be. The more colors in his palette, the calmer the accessories should be. The main thing is a measure, and sometimes accessories can be superfluous.
Feel free to experiment with images, try on starry and just like bows. This is the only way to create your own style!
Dresses on the floor with a long sleeve are especially beautiful and elegant. Modesty adorns them.