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Choosing Dresses for Your Body Shape
If we were all the same, the world would be a very boring place. Everybody is different and this is a good thing but it also means that we all have different styles of women’s clothes that suit us better than others. Women’s dresses for example come in all sorts of different shapes and we can all find something that looks great on us providing we recognize what kind of body shape we have and the shapes of dresses that will suit us best. The most flattering style of women’s dresses or indeed any women’s clothes will be those that disguise or draw attention away from the areas that we least like and highlight the best bits. They are also the styles that minimize or balance out any areas of the body that are disproportionately larger than the rest.
Once you have found which styles of women’s dresses look best on you and suit your body shape, you will find that shopping becomes so much easier and you can always find something to wear. Your wardrobe will become much more versatile and you will avoid mistake purchases and buying dresses that you never wear. It doesn’t matter what shape or size you are, you can always look amazing if you pick the right dress to suit your body shape.
Although ever women is completely unique and different, it helps for the purpose of finding the right women’s clothes to try and classify your body shape according to which of the following it is most like. The apple shapes describes ladies who tend to put on weight around the tummy. Apple shaped ladies often have relatively slim arms and legs. Pear shapes describes those ladies who tend to put on weight around their hips and thighs. Pear shaped ladies usually have a relatively small waist and bust. Hour glass shape describes those who have large hips and bust with a relatively small waist. In addition to these body shapes, there is also the rectangle shape which describes those with little definition between the hips, waist and bust. These ladies are usually slim and don’t put on weight easily and Read the rest of this entry »
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A Brief History of Women’s Dresses
The history of women’s dresses throughout the course of history is particularly interesting. For a start, did you realise, that dresses were not originally a fashion for women. In many cultures throughout history, and throughout the world, dresses have been worn by men; consider the Scottish kilt (although kilts are reported to be of Scandinavian heritage), or the toga worn by the ancient Greeks, to understand this fact. Interesting facts aside, here, we will consider the history of women’s dresses during the early stages of the 20th century, concentrating particularly on Western history.
For fashionable women, understanding a little of the history of dresses goes a long way for informing a sense of style. The reason for this is down to current fashion trends, which consistently take from previous fashions to create new trends. By understanding the past, it is possible to incorporate the best the past has on offer into your own sense of contemporary style, and create a unique style that is avant-garde in its approach to fashion. A true fashionista knows how to take influences from previous fashions to create elegance that is truly unique.
During the rather demure times of the early 1920s, it was common to see masculine styles of dress, with strong angles, made from sturdy materials, but this changed dramatically as we moved into the 1930s. The 30s heralded a return to the feminine ideal, with a change of hemline and cut, this was a frugal age, and was reflected in Read the rest of this entry »
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