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Choosing The Formal Dress In 2022

In the bustle of everyday life, women pay more attention to new collections of jeans and sweaters rather than skirts or formal dresses.

Therefore, ladies usually prepare more thoroughly for the rare festive evenings – corporate parties, weddings, birthdays, buying a stylish evening dress.

Yet while the majority understands the art of everyday clothes well enough, it drowns in the question of choosing the women’s formal dresses for the evening.

Hereby, tips from eminent couturiers will help you find the perfect dress for you. 

Event type 

One of the basic rules for choosing an evening dress lies in the plane of public ethics.

What outfits and colors are acceptable in your company or community?

How wide will an inviting list be for a wedding? On the other hand, dressing too brightly, darkly, expensively, or cheaply can draw attention to you in a bad way.

So even at this stage, it is worth deciding whether your dress will be short or floor-length, what accessories will be needed, and how strict or bright the color can be. 

Choosing The Formal Dress In 2022

Choosing by the body shape 

The process of choosing a dress begins with a determination of your body shape. There are four main shapes:

  • triangle, or pear – narrow shoulders, small chest, pronounced waist, wide hips;
  • apple – hips and shoulders are equal in width, rather thin legs, normal buttocks, bulging belly, waist is not expressed;
  • rectangle – small breasts, narrow hips and shoulders, the waist is not emphasized, the hips are straight;
  • hourglass – considered ideal: the same shoulders and hips, a clear waist, medium or large breasts, rounded hips.

Having decided on the type, you can begin to select the appropriate style.

Stylish dresses for a pear figure

Women with such a body shape should avoid accents at the bottom of the outfit, moving them up instead.

Thus, the overall look will be balanced. Stylists recommend the following styles: 

  • empire;
  • draperies at the waist;
  • jabot and ruffles on the chest;
  • V-neck;
  • corsets, push-ups.

Consider that the decorative elements on the hips or lower are taboo for this body shape. Preferred materials are satin, veil, and lace.

Such dresses – and their owners, likewise – will not go unnoticed. 

Choosing The Formal Dress In 2022

Dresses for an apple body shape 

Ladies with an apple body shape need to divert attention from the tummy. For this, the following styles are suitable:

  • empire;
  • long loose dresses;
  • deep neckline.

Taboo: 

  • tight dresses;
  • cone style;
  • belts.

Emphasis is best placed on the chest and shoulders. Bandeau dresses with a skirt flowing from the chest will draw attention to the neck and collarbones, visually balancing the figure.

Choosing The Formal Dress In 2022

Styles for a rectangle body shape 

Owners of such a figure should focus on the chest while designating the waist with a belt or cut. Preferred options are:

  • with drapery;
  • straight;
  • flounces, jabot on the chest;
  • lush;
  • decorated on top.

Correspondingly, taboo styles: 

  • cone style;
  • fitted dresses.

Dresses for an hourglass body

Such a body can and should be properly emphasized. Ideal for an hourglass figure are:

  • sheath dresses;
  • belts;
  • corsets.

Taboo variants: 

  • figure-hiding draperies;
  • empire;
  • straight;
  • with pleating.

Emphasizing the best 

Dresses are chosen not only for different types of bodies but also for particular purposes: to emphasize femininity, become slimmer, increase height, etc. 

So, to emphasize femininity and tenderness, pay attention to short puffy asymmetrical skirts and an American armhole (one-shoulder cut).

Dresses with a loose cut with a high waist will hide imperfect shapes of the stomach and hips, and the V-neck will visually balance the volumes of the top and bottom.

At the same time, if you need to divert attention from the magnificent chest, you should opt for skirts with decor: rhinestones, embroidery, etc.

In order to visually appear taller, you should focus on the upper body.

Necklines, embroidery and another decor will help with this. In addition, retro dresses with puffy skirts and polka dot or plaid patterns are still popular!

They can be long – or short, but with a train.

Finally, do not forget about accessories – a simple dress in style and not oversaturated color can be shaded with voluminous bright jewelry and vice versa. 

Color 

The classic colors for formal dresses are: 

  • black;
  • blue;
  • mustard;
  • ruby;
  • silver;
  • dark purple;
  • brown.

If the event is being held in summer, you should pay attention to light colors, while autumn-winter celebrations allow darker colors.

In addition, it is not necessary to opt for a monochromatic outfit, despite the fact that according to the classic canons, it is still precisely monochrome dresses that look more advantageous in the end. 

Dresses’ colors are chosen according to the figure and color type:

  • Spring type (light pink skin, light eyes, light blond or red hair) – peach, beige, coral, blue, pink, calm yellow;
  • Summer type (fair skin, gray-green, gray-blue eyes, light blond or dark ash hair) – blue, gray, pink, muted red;
  • Autumn type (dark hair color, gray eyes, swarthy skin) – red, blue, brown;
  • Winter type (dark eyes, white-pink skin, dark hair) – black, white, blue, deep purple, blue.

When answering which style of dress to choose, think about what you feel comfortable in.

For example, if you are not sure about the beauty of your legs – buy a floor-length dress; if you want to emphasize your shoulders – give up various straps and sleeves.

During the whole fitting process, assess yourself carefully.

Even the most expensive dress from the latest collection of a famous couturier will not be suitable if you are uncomfortable with it.

So, when thinking about how to choose an evening dress, first and foremost, decide on what makes you feel beautiful. Then, the dress of choice will be perfect

Accessories 

When creating an astounding look, you cannot avoid the accessories.

Massive necklaces, beads, and long earrings are excellent company for evening dresses.

A must-have accessory is a handbag clutch, which should be pretty small. Inside the clutch – a bare minimum of items: mirror, lipstick, wallet, and phone.

If the concept of a stylish evening allows it, a hat and gloves are also acceptable. Finally, you can afford a scarf or boa.

Their choice should be based on the principle of compatibility and style.

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