Tweed dresses - an elegant business look

Tweed jackets and coats have long been a real classic and an indicator of good taste. However, not only business suits and outerwear are sewn from this noble material, but also feminine, graceful outfits, including dresses and skirts. In a tweed dress, you will look elegant and feel like a king, because tweed is a fabric that was worn by English kings and aristocrats.

Since the 30s of the 19th century, tweed suits have been the favorite clothing of many members of the Windsor dynasty, for example, Edward the Seven and George the Fifth. Following the royal family, most of the English nobility dressed in tweed.

In this article we will tell you about the features of tweed and the most fashionable styles of dresses made from this material.

First, let's look at the positive and negative qualities of tweed fabric. The advantages of this material include:

• predominantly natural composition;
• unusual embossed texture;
• the ability to keep warm well;
• elasticity;
• pleasant tactile sensations, softness;
• wear resistance and durability;
• high degree of strength;
• the ability to retain color for a long time, even under the influence of direct sunlight;
• the ability to quickly remove a hook or tightening.

Despite the rather long list of advantages, this fabric is not without its disadvantages. Let's list the cons of tweed:

• since there is a large percentage of wool in the fabric, it is very attractive to moths;
• tweed is associated with severity and restraint, moreover, this fabric has a certain age tint - young girls in a tweed dress may feel uncomfortable.

The ancestor of tweed clothing is Coco Chanel, who introduced fashion to original and elegant tweed jackets and women's trouser suits.

Chanel-style tweed dresses are very popular, they help to create a confident image of a business lady.

Tweed dresses belong to the business style of clothing. It just so happened that romantic, evening or cocktail dresses are practically not sewn from this fabric. Despite the rather strict framework that limits the business style, tweed dresses impress with their beauty and variety of styles.

The most popular model of a tweed dress is, of course, a case - a real symbol of femininity and elegance. Also, tweed is suitable for shift dress, wrap dress and jacket dress.

To prevent the dress from warping during drying, lay it horizontally on the dryer or on the floor with a light cotton fabric underneath. Turn the garment inside out before ironing. The iron should not come into contact with the tweed, so iron the dress through a damp cloth or gauze.