Choosing a dress for a corporate party

Corporate parties have become part of office life. In large organizations, they are held at least twice a year - on New Year's and on the company's birthday. Sometimes the whole team also celebrates other holidays. At a corporate party, every woman needs an outfit, and, of course, it must be beautiful.

Contrary to the prevailing stereotype, it is not necessary to dress up in an evening dress, the most elegant or expensive, for a corporate event. It is important to choose a dress in such a way that you feel comfortable and look good at the same time.

If earlier bright, tight-fitting, emphatically seductive outfits were fashionable, then semi-fitted dresses with flared skirts, original details - collars, sleeves, asymmetric cut, etc. If you choose a dress made of lace or sheer fabric, it must have a cover in a natural color. A deep cut is preferred on the back over the chest. Instead of a short skirt, it is better to stop at an uneven hemline with length differences.

The cutout on the back is a very sophisticated detail, especially if the dress is cut in the front in a restrained style. If you're opting for a cocktail outfit, opt for a fancy neckline. A straight naked back or a banal heart is no longer in trend, but the original triangular neckline on a semi-adjacent, flying fabric, and even covered with a light frill on top, suggests that the girl in this dress is well versed in modern fashion. Such a dress will be appropriate in any situation.

If you choose an evening dress, let one thing be open - either the back or the chest. Deep cuts on both sides make the style simpler and rougher, and in combination with a short skirt - more vulgar. Hardly anyone wants to make just such an impression.

Perhaps there is no other detail in women's clothing that would correct the figure better than a corset. Modern corsets can be sewn into clothes, or they can act separately.

Choosing a corset dress for a corporate party, you should avoid straight colors - red, white, black. Better to focus on complex shades:

• Emerald;
• lavender;
• Marsala;
• ocher.

A pointedly fitting top should not be complemented by a short skirt, this is only permissible at fashionable parties and only for young girls. Better to stop at the length of the midi or maxi.

A festive dress with such a detail as drapery looks very advantageous. It can be located on the shoulder, waist, back, or along the hip line. It is with the help of soft folds laid along the fabric of the dress that you can hide unwanted volumes, for example, an imperfect belly, or balance the shoulders and hips.

A flowing Greek-style dress with draperies can make any figure flawless. The main thing is to choose the right fabrics that will form soft folds, emphasizing the dignity of the figure and hiding the flaws.

Very often drapery in outfits is combined with a smell. The complex cut of such products looks especially impressive in the following colors:

• ecru;
• wine;
• chocolate;
• golden beige;
• graphite.

The American armhole is very effective. This is the diagonal from armpit to neck (neck closed) with the shoulders open. The very presence of the American armhole in the model makes it more elegant. It is often used in evening and wedding dresses.

Despite its merits, such a line is suitable only for petite girls with straight, but not broad shoulders. Neither those whose shoulders are sloping, nor those whose shoulders are wide, nor those who lack a waist or too wide hips, are not recommended to wear clothes of this cut. Women with wide shoulders should choose something different, because this cut visually makes the shoulders even wider.

Evening dresses with such an armhole look very good with gloves. But two requirements must be met: gloves must be opaque and long.

There are two kinds of asymmetry in dresses, and both are very effective. The first is cut asymmetry. Changes in length or uneven hem, two-layer skirt, one sleeve, shelves of different configurations, etc. Today there are a lot of cut options, and each of them can be very attractive.

The second is asymmetry in color and texture. For example, a dress or jacket that is two different halves. Such outfits require remarkable courage, because, putting on something like that, you need to wear it as if it were the simplest and most utilitarian of things. Only then can the desired effect be achieved.

Perhaps the most provocative detail in a woman's dress is the cut. No matter where it is located, front, back or side, the cut always attracts all the eyes. Therefore, when choosing an outfit with a slit on the hem, you must carefully weigh the pros and cons before purchasing it.

Trying on such a dress, you need to walk in it. And not with the neat gait that girls use in the fitting room, but with their usual one. It’s great if someone takes a picture on the phone how the cut behaves - does it open too wide, does the hem lift up, does the skirt “creep” up.Be sure to take into account the presence of wind - natural or artificial, so that when it blows, you do not have to pick up the scattered parts of the hem and convulsively place them where they should be.

A high cut is both spectacular and risky. It is advisable to "test" such a dress in dancing - no one sees you in the fitting room, dance the way you plan to dance.

There is no such shade in which it would be impossible to sew or buy an elegant dress. Do you want stylish black? No problem! Want red to the floor? As much as you like! Or maybe you need a print? And that's enough - from watercolor abstractions to the African solar palette.

If there are certain tendencies in the fabrics - for example, more often than others for elegant dresses they choose satin, soft, flowing knitwear, silk, chiffon, crepe-chiffon and other flying materials that are pleasant to the touch, then the variety of colors is so great that it is difficult to distinguish trends. Of course, every year certain shades come into fashion, while others go out of it, but if a woman is wearing sapphire blue or coral, what difference does it make whether it is in trend or not?

The original dress can be chosen in any length - from very short to very long. The choice always remains with the woman.

Floor-length dresses are unusually sophisticated, but not always appropriate for a corporate event. The format of the event should be clarified when choosing an outfit. A maxi dress is not always an evening dress, it can be a boho-style model, in a Greek style, or with a skirt with an uneven hem line, with a sewn-in corset.

Perhaps this length is the most demanded for both everyday models and cocktail ones. These can be dresses in the new look style, with a perfect fit along the shoulders and waist and with a wide flared skirt. Vintage style models are very popular - cut from the 1940s, with small floral prints. Such dresses are good in combination not only with shoes, but also with boots to match. A victory rolls hairstyle and scarlet lipstick complete the look.

The outfit can be kept in the spirit of the 1970s, that is, in the disco style. You can beat him with big curls, shiny makeup, huge false eyelashes and platform shoes.

Skirts that are very short are best left for other events. Firstly, in a dress that can easily rise too frankly, few people will be comfortable. Secondly, a corporate party is still a working event, even if in an informal setting. Therefore, you should not show extra body centimeters to colleagues and management.

But dresses just above the knee, although they are also called mini, look much more restrained, nevertheless remaining short. They will allow you to demonstrate slender legs, but at the same time, without going beyond reason. Remember the golden rule: open either the top or the bottom.

It is a misconception that a woman in expectation of a baby or plus-size cannot look spectacular. Especially nowadays, when expectant mothers almost to the very birth remain full-fledged workers, performing absolutely all their labor functions: they meet with clients, hold presentations, process a large number of documents.

When it comes to festive attire, a pregnant woman does not need to tighten her belly.... Better to opt for a high-waisted Greek-style dress or a cocoon cut that tapers towards the knees. In such outfits it will be comfortable to move, nothing will squeeze and drag.

In addition to the dress, a woman in a position needs to think about the shoes that she will wear. Stilettos are excluded, especially in the long term of pregnancy, sandals with an abundance of thin straps or lacing. Shoes should be comfortable to walk, stand and sit. Often, for the sake of a spectacular appearance, many neglect comfort, but a pregnant woman should think not only about herself, but also about the child.

Plump ladies often look great, well-groomed and fresh, choosing outfits that neutralize figure flaws and emphasize their dignity. First of all, these are draperies that hide everything that you would not want to flaunt. For girls with apple-like overweight, the "cocoon" style is very suitable, hiding the fullness in the abdomen and emphasizing the beautiful line of the knees and slender legs. For women with pears, dresses with flared bell skirts to mid-knee length or below are recommended. Ladies with large breasts do not need to emphasize it additionally, it is better to try to balance the silhouette.

When choosing a dress, you need to consider a number of important points.

• Like any other clothing, the dress must be measured. Moreover, since a corporate party is an event that may involve contests, dances, active movements, it is not enough to just put on an outfit and see how it sits. In it you need to walk, move, do a few dance steps. The dress should not squeeze, dig in, unbutton, it should be comfortable to breathe in. If you've chosen a slim fit, be sure to check to see if the hem lifts up when you walk. It is unlikely that the constant tugging of the fabric will improve the mood at the holiday.
• Any knitted, silk or chiffon garment can build up static electricity. It is important to clarify this point before you go to the party.
• Of course, when choosing a dress, you need to think about what you will wear with it. If the model is open, you should take care of a flowing elegant cardigan and stole, which can be thrown on when going out into the fresh air.

Shoes and accessories are an important part of the ensemble; they can both beneficially complement the image and destroy it. Therefore, you should try on the dress in advance with the shoes in which you plan to go to the corporate party, as well as with a handbag, jewelry, belt, and other accessories that you will complement the image with.

In order not to get into a mess with unsuccessful sandals or a bag, it is better to look at combinations of similar things on the Internet or fashion magazines. There is a huge number of recommendations on the compatibility of colors, models and textures, so it will not be a problem to exclude possible style errors.

You can always build on ready-made examples:

• black can be very different;

• the gradient on the fabric looks unusually impressive;

• no matter whether you choose white or the color of champagne, you will definitely not go unnoticed;

• drapery, flared skirt and uncommon color are all ingredients of success.

How to choose a dress for a corporate party, see the video below.