Vintage dresses - let's play in the old days
It is not for nothing that they say that everything new is a long forgotten old. Therefore, you can safely take out grandmother's chests, stir up their contents and take out dresses that were fashionable in the 20s and 80s. Now these outfits are called vintage, they are highly prized and considered a real treasure.
Peculiarities
Uniqueness
Vintage dresses are created either in one-off copies, or included in limited collections. For such versatility, you have to pay a lot of money, because some outfits even act as investments.
Decor
Vintage dresses were created only by hand, from very high quality fabrics, which makes them even more expensive and unique.
The most unusual and absolutely unique decor is selected for decoration.
In the modern world, designers have even created a special, vintage, material with ornaments and patterns typical of the 20s - 80s. The fabric is specially aged, so its structure has scuffs, and the pattern becomes faded.
Interweaving styles
Elements of modernity and motives of antiquity can be combined only in one style. Vintage clothing is able to reveal the inner world of a person, convey his life position to the people around him, embody character and mood.
In the modern world, vintage outfits are perceived as a symbol of insane extravagance and luxury.
Things that until recently were gathering dust in the chests of our grandmothers are now becoming relevant, popular and very fashionable. WITHNowadays, antique models become the pride of any fashionista.
Who are suitable
Vitage style suits every woman, the main thing is to choose the right model and suitable style.A wide variety of vintage outfits allows you to choose the ideal dress for every day or gala evening for each figure.
With the help of a unique outfit, you can highlight the advantages of an ideal "sand" figure and hide the flaws of a pear-shaped or triangular figure.
So, if you are the proud owner of a vintage dress, then wear it with pleasure.
Styles
Vintage dresses are not limited to certain styles.
The choice is actually varied:
- with a fitted silhouette;
- with flared lines that start from the calf;
- with the well-known princess style (narrow bodice and fluffy skirt);
- with an original cut that is not found anywhere else;
- short length and straight cut.
The most important rule is that the dress should be out of fashion of the past decades. To create it, light fabrics should be selected; bows, ruffles, lace, flounces can be used for decoration.
Where to wear?
You can put on a semi-antique dress for the premiere of a film, visiting an exhibition, a museum. The ensemble of different eras, the penchant for experimentation and the brightness of the image - all this will make you stand out and make you a special woman.
Summer
If you come across an airy dress with small polka dots, a well-defined, narrow waist, then you probably have a summer version of a vintage style dress in front of you.
Add a fluffy skirt and a cropped sleeve here - we get a dress from the 50s. Such outfits make a woman mysterious, unimaginably feminine and simply charming. It was in such images that the great women of that era liked to appear, to whom Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor belong.
Fast forward a decade and we are faced with a summer dress with a short length and A-line silhouette. Then pleated skirts began to appear in summer versions of dresses, loose sleeves and collars with sharp edges.
Choosing a dress with shoulder pads and a fitted silhouette, you are trying on the fashion of the 80s.
Any of the details described can be used to create a summer outfit. Remember that it is the uniqueness that can make the dress look vintage.
Evening
On the red carpet every now and then there are stars in vintage dresses. Such outfits are always admirable. They reflect the style of a particular era, demonstrate the peculiarities of the cut, and amaze with exquisite finishes.
For vintage dresses, a very high-quality fabric must be chosen, draperies or scattering of beads are created. In such an image, a clutch must be present.
Modern fashionistas' commitment to vintage style is fueled by satin, silk and velvet fabrics and delicate, sophisticated finishes.
Wedding
Do you want to be the most fashionable bride? Go for a vintage dress.
Thus, you can give the wedding celebration a mood of a certain era. Moreover, themed weddings are very popular now.
A white vintage dress made of silk is of particular beauty. Corset, lace and full skirt are the elements of this stunning dress.
You can give preference to the classics and choose a lace vintage dress for yourself. After all, lace has always been popular, and earlier only very rich brides could afford an openwork dress.
A good option would be a satin dress, the modesty and simplicity of which will be diluted with lace decor in the neckline and sleeves. If this does not seem enough to you, then you can add a lace cape to your look.
Building a vintage look requires strict adherence to the rules and careful selection of every detail. Everything should correspond to the fashion of the era that your dress matches.
Vintage in modern collections
This trend in fashion attracts many designers, but not every one of them dares to create vintage outfits.
Dolce & Gabbana has presented its new collection of dresses that reflect all the characteristics of the vintage style. Among the creations of great fashion designers, there are dresses made of translucent fabrics with fitted lines, light flared along the entire length.
Such models stand out with an original and completely unique cut, due to which the advantages of the figure will be highlighted, and the disadvantages are hidden.
A touch of vintage is present in the models that were included in the collections from Badgley Mischka, Chanel, Yves Saint Laurent, Dior.
Designers used special materials with a light and translucent structure to create their unique models. The decor was distinguished by its variety - lush ruffles and romantic bows, delicate lace elements and voluminous flounces.
All this brings to the models the trend of fashion that prevailed decades ago. Such outfits require appropriate jewelry, which will also show a vintage style. It can be strings of pearl beads, aristocratic brooches with openwork edging, unusual, perhaps even author's, belts and handbags.
What to wear with
A vintage dress cannot exist without similar jewelry. It would be ideal to match this look with vintage jewelry and antique accessories that were popular at the same time as the dress. Let them be slightly modified, but their general concept and style are not affected.
Vintage jewelry may include strands of pearls, brooches with openwork elements, scarves, hats, glasses, handbags. All of these items must strictly match your dress. And for this you need to know which era the model you have chosen belongs to, to have an idea of the fashion trends of that time and the rules by which ladies dressed.
Vintage fashion is strictly divided into decades, from which the brightest moments stand out. You cannot choose several eras for your image. Combining fashion trends from different decades will not help you in shaping a fashionable image, but will only ruin it, and at the same time your reputation.
One of the most important and difficult moments in the process of creating a vintage look is the choice of shoes. If your dress belongs to the 20s, then no glamorous shoes should be nearby. Shoes with a small heel are suitable for your outfit.
A dress from the 60s has the exact opposite. Elegant shoes, neat lines, thin heels, cute pumps reign here.
Modern vintage dresses will look harmonious with shoes, for example, from Blumarine, with elegant accessories, which are produced under the auspices of Prada.
A responsible, serious approach to the formation of a vintage look will help you to be the most fashionable, interesting and original.
Real vintage dresses cost so much - rock!