Sleeveless coat

I wanted to start with the fact that this new fashionable thing is still mostly fun on the catwalks and is not very popular in our country, but today, within half an hour, I met two girls in sleeveless coats and they looked, I must say, very impressive. So he still uses it? And, obviously, deservedly so.

The fashion industry does not stand still, stereotypes are actively breaking down, the boundaries of consciousness are expanding, and a fashionable thing appears, which until recently would have been difficult to imagine in our wardrobe - a sleeveless coat that allows you to create unusual "ordinary looks".

The main feature of a sleeveless coat is that it is, as it were, not quite a coat. But even with an elongated sleeveless jacket or a vest, the tongue also does not dare to call it - after all, it is a rather elegant thing, even if sometimes with an emphasis on sporty style.

Sometimes they try to dub it a cape, but this is not entirely correct. A cape is almost a poncho, but tailored to suit the shoulder line, loose or fitting, usually sleeveless, but with cutouts for the arms. A sleeveless coat is exactly a coat, elegant or piquant, strict or perky, sporty or military.

Despite the fact that the sleeveless coat has only recently left the catwalks for ordinary women, the number of models is surprising in its diversity:

• Coat-vest. The English style, a strict silhouette, to which the fact that this is still a coat gives a special piquancy.

• The sleeveless cardigan coat is distinguished by two details at once - it is collarless, like a real, but elongated cardigan, and sleeveless.

• Sleeveless light coat. One of the favorite pieces of the wardrobe of the unsmiling wife of the famous football player, Victoria Beckham.In the summer it looks especially uncommon, but always very stylish.

• Sleeveless coat with arm openings. Exactly the same cape mentioned above. Can be worn by both men and women.

• Sleeveless hooded coat. As a kind of casual style or, with the addition of sneakers, a sporty look, but this sporty accent is also quite elegant.

A sleeveless coat can be, like a real coat, short (very much like a vest), medium length (this length accounts for most of the whole variety of such coats) and very long (which is especially suitable for tall girls).

• Summer models of sleeveless coats are sewn from cotton material, lace on the lining. Such a thing made of jacquard fabric is very beautiful.
• Warmer models are made of tweed, cashmere, wool.

• Such a coat looks especially stylish and unusual entirely made of leather or suede or with inserts made of these materials.
• Models with fur trim or completely made of fur, natural or artificial, are interesting.

Sleeveless coat colors do not differ from their "full-fledged" relatives - the same variety of colors. White and black are classic, beige and gray are elegance, blue and green colors are very effective, a shocking red coat of this style cannot but pay attention to its owner.

The main thing is to remember that a coat is outerwear, and it is this model, due to the absence of sleeves, that it obliges to combine it with the rest of the clothes both in color and stylistic terms.

The season when you can wear a sleeveless coat at the same time is long and short - on the one hand, especially in our country, it is often either too hot for him, or too cold, on the other hand, it can be worn in late spring and summer. and with the onset of autumn.

And for ladies driving, this period is extended for some more time - it is very convenient to drive in such a coat. Therefore, sleeveless coats are worn, figuratively speaking, when the frost is gone, but the warmth has not come yet.

When choosing what to wear with such a coat model, it is necessary to proceed from the planned image and weather conditions.

• For casual style - straight cut, laconic design combined with jeans of different styles, turtlenecks (light or warm, depending on the season). Short knitted gloves will become an interesting accessory. With jeans or sneakers, a casual look can easily turn into a sporty style.
• For the office - calm colors of strict, but graceful coats with pencil skirts or skinny jeans and shoes with steady heels.

• For romantic meetings - smart, fitted, brightly colored sleeveless coats with light dresses in neutral tones and stiletto heels. If your dress has short sleeves, or your hands remain bare at all, then leather long gloves will be a great addition to the romantic look.

As with regular coats, the rule of thumb should work with a sleeveless coat: one thing should be bulky. If your coat has a flared cut, then go for skinny jeans, trousers or pencil skirts.

It is also better to choose a small handbag. If you have chosen a fitted style, then your appearance in flared trousers will be very effective.

Consider also that if your coat is decorated with a massive collar, then the shoes should balance your silhouette, which means that it is better to leave pumps for lighter models and wear ankle boots or ankle boots.

• Christian Dior offers a combination of sleeveless coats in pure and rich colors with A-line dresses or thin, elongated sweaters.

• The cropped and rather heavy-looking coats of two types of drape from Max Mara are complemented by a straight skirt made of golden fabric with a lacquered reptile skin effect and closed shoes made of a similar material. Hands remain bare.

• An unusual look from Givenchi designers - a velvet dark green coat with a small turn-down brocade collar, and to it - spicy short black gloves made of translucent black fabric.

• A very stylish model from Hermes - in fact, a cardigan made of a combined fabric with a very beautiful autumn color scheme (ocher, brown, dark green), with rounded hemlines, without a collar and fastener, with a red belt of a reptilian pattern.

• For women who prefer military style - a casual and rugged coat made of fabric, reminiscent of felt, from Isabel Marant.

• A plaid zip-up coat with a white fluffy collar, worn over a thin checkered sweater, complemented by leather gloves, loose high-waisted trousers and flat boots - an extremely cozy looking look from Rodarte.

• And again the unsurpassed Victoria Beckham - an ivory sleeveless summer coat with a graceful closure on the side. Fashionable, easily recognizable style.

• A-line gray-blue wrap coat with a wide shawl collar, decorated with black lace, complemented by wide trousers with cuffs of the same color and black gloves to the elbow - a somewhat unexpected, "pajama" version from Antonio Marras.

A summer coat without sleeves, almost without a collar, but with large lapels of the shelves themselves, in the color of coffee with milk, looks extremely elegant with a light dress, a large clutch to match and sandals.

Another summer option in which you will definitely not go unnoticed - a green coat without sleeves and a collar, medium length, with a spectacular geometric pattern, on a wide belt, perfectly combined with a long turquoise skirt made of soft knitted fabric and a lace T-shirt with short sleeves of one colors with a skirt. In addition - a green cloth scarf, green ankle boots in cut leather with a stiletto heel, large plastic bracelets, silver turquoise earrings and an elegant satchel in white and turquoise tones.

No less elegant and sophisticated look, but cooler in the weather, you will have in a black short coat with a peplum skirt cut off at the waist and a black and white sweater with a high neck. Wear skinny blue jeans and closed-top suede high heels with ribbon lacing to complement this outfit. A small bag made of perforated leather with a long strap, large jewelry and a watch will harmoniously complement the image of a confident lady.

A stylish option for walking is a sleeveless striped coat, the style of which imitates a wrap dress, a striped pencil skirt that also imitates a smell, a salmon-colored shirt-cut blouse, stiletto heels with coral-white stains. Large jewelry in the same strip, a watch with a long coral strap, a small tablet bag and ... a bright red hat. Calm shocking - is not it a name for a new style?

For already rather cold weather - a sweater with braids of a warm sand color and a brown semi-fitted coat without sleeves and a collar, with wide cuffs in front with a belt of the same color just looks amazing with skinny blue jeans, ankle boots made of ocher color material. Look even more elegant with a bag a shade darker than jeans and tortoiseshell horn-rimmed sunglasses.

A sleeveless coat is no stranger to even a sporty style - a burgundy coat with a shawl collar and a wide belt, skinny jeans of the same color, matching sneakers and a bright sweater with a pattern. Accessories - a watch on a burgundy strap, black sunglasses and a medium-sized black bag.

And the outfit for the most daring - everything in orange and red tones: from a sleeveless coat in the style of the same Victoria Beckham and skirts with a tropical floral pattern to orange sandals made of straps with stiletto heels.