A long-standing stereotype says that a gray dress is very boring, monotonous and completely inexpressive. People tend to neglect clothing in gray shades. However, designers in 2015-2016. emphasized the dresses in gray, why?
The popularity of gray dresses in 2015-2016.
In the second half of 2015, gray color and many of its shades suddenly came into fashion. Lovers of soothing colors were once again lucky, gray clothes began to flow plentifully into stores. And these are not only dresses, but also various cardigans, sweaters, raincoats, trench coats, down jackets and even accessories.
However, the designers focused on the gray dress. Huge collections of evening dresses and sheath dresses have been created. The most popular was a gray sweater dress . A similar dress was released by various fashion houses, starting with Chanel and ending with Zara. However, a dress of this style and color is more suitable for thin girls and women, because it has a baggy style.
Who should wear gray dresses?
The famous writer argued that gray is not suitable for every woman and paints only special ones. However, modern fashion designers will not agree with his opinion and will offer each woman a gray dress that will suit her. Perhaps the matter is not even in the color of the dress, but in its style. Overweight women in most cases will not fit a baggy gray dress with a closed neck, but almost every overweight woman can wear sheath dresses that do not go out of fashion! Such a dress will help to emphasize the main advantages: chest, waist and hips. Balloon dresses create a feeling of lightness and also cover a full belly. A dress with a V-neck is able to emphasize a beautiful chest and waist.
However, despite the fact that gray is considered universal, there are many shades of it, and not everyone will be able to suit you. For example, a charcoal shade is suitable for a girl with blond hair and pale skin. Shades of "gray moss", "pearl gray", as well as "gun bronze" are ideal for girls with brown hair, as well as brown or green eyes. These colors are one of the brightest among all shades of gray. Shades of "gray moss" and "slate gray" designers recommend girls and women with bright red hair. Dark gray color is suitable for dresses in the style of "office minimalism".
What to wear?
The gray dress at all times went well with such vivid details as a scarf, handbag and shoes. Red is ideal for some shades of gray, so you can complement your look with a clutch, a scarf and red shoes. The main thing is that there should be one shade of red. A gray dress (photo with the image below) opens up great opportunities for creativity!
A jacket of grayish-blue or light brown color will perfectly complement the dress! The image will turn out even more interesting if you pick up shoes to match the tone of your jacket.
A black patent-leather handbag and shoes will complement your business look. If the dress is dark gray, the image of a business woman must be supplemented with a bright satin scarf, which will turn the outfit into a more interesting and lively one.
At the exit, dresses in light gray are ideally complemented by bright details, for example, a clutch bag and a golden handbag. This image is often used by stars on the red carpet, because it is quite often a win-win.
Dress gray, giving silver, can be complemented with silver shoes and a handbag in tone. Such an outfit is suitable for the exit.
In fact, in the fall, designers proved to the whole world that gray is suitable not only for modest people and office plankton. Since then, celebrities often choose a gray dress for the exit, because it favorably emphasizes the figure, creates a sexy, but at the same time not provocative image.
Makeup
The gray dress is most often quite calm and not at all aggressive, which means that makeup should be done in a similar gamut. The image is ideally complemented by arrows, as well as beige and white shadows. If the dress is complemented by some bright accessories, then it is best not to use bright lipstick or shine, but to choose some transparent color that does not attract attention. Sometimes it turns out that the image is boring, and the gray dress is to blame. The photo below offers a great make-up, which will fade into a real elegance.
Dresses of gray flowers, which were so mercilessly neglected before, open huge borders to fashionistas. You can experiment, change accessories, as well as makeup.