The dress is perhaps the simplest and at the same time complex element of the female wardrobe. A little over a hundred years ago, a long dress or skirt were the only possible options for casual and festive women's clothing. Time passed, traditions changed and fashion followed them. And in place of wide hem and skirts, modern styles came to the floor, allowing for different lengths, widths and proportions of dresses. But in the modern world, a long dress is a convenient, beautiful and fashionable element of the female style.
The power of a long dress
It is known that clothes significantly affect the emotional state of any person. Putting on a long dress, a woman begins to feel differently than in short clothes. In this closed outfit, a feeling of security and greater self-confidence appears. Gestures and gait become smoother and lighter. Posture is getting better. Excessive haste and nervousness disappears. Esotericists believe that wearing a long skirt helps a woman to receive and maintain earthly energy. This creates a resourceful, healthy female state.
The current variety of fashionable silhouettes and colors of fabrics delight the female eye, but often pose a difficult choice: which model of summer dress to prefer?
Long summer dress with a skirt-sun
A fairly simple cut makes this traditional silhouette versatile and perhaps the most popular these days. A wide flared skirt in combination with a less voluminous top make any figure more slim and feminine. Soft loose folds of a fluffy skirt help to adjust the lower body, visually increasing or decreasing its parameters. Such long summer dresses for full ladies, in general, balance the outlines of their figures. Usually long dresses of this style are sewn from light, flowing fabrics: silk, chiffon, satin or cotton.
Such a dress may have a short or long sleeve. Or there may be no sleeves at all. The image is successfully complemented by large bags and wide-brimmed hats, dark glasses of different shapes and flat sandals, although high-heeled sandals go well with a long summer dress with a wide skirt.
Summer A-Line Dresses
This is a style that resembles a trapezoid or the letter “A”. A relatively narrow top is connected to a wide hem. For the first time, this type of dress appeared at fashionable French shows in the middle of the 20th century. Initially, fashion designers suggested fashionistas to evaluate dresses of this cut only of medium length. Later, mini dresses gained great popularity. And only after some time, the long dresses of the A-shaped style received female recognition. Summer long dresses in the photo are examples of this type of women's clothing.
A long dress of A-shaped silhouette is a universal element of a woman’s wardrobe with any type of figure. Usually, summer A-shaped dresses have open shoulders, infrequently - a long or shortened sleeve. Due to the wide bottom and slightly tight top, this style allows you to visually compensate for the features of the figure in the waist and hips. A long summer dress helps to make the silhouette lighter and more elongated, which women of short stature will definitely like. And tall ladies will look more fragile and sophisticated.
Summer long dresses of a trapezoid form go well with elegant accessories: thin beads and necklaces, vintage bracelets and pendants. Bags in the form of a briefcase or tablet will ideally fit into the summer look, as well as small contrast clutches. Shoes with a stable low heel or flat shoes are the most successful combination with a summer A-shaped dress.
Long shirt dress
This is probably the most democratic item of women's wardrobe. Men's shirts, having experienced small metamorphoses, in the XX century forever migrated to women's wardrobes and firmly settled there.
Dresses similar to men's shirts are characterized by a free cut. On them there are patch pockets and turn-down collars. The front vertical bar is fastened with buttons or buttons, and the waist is emphasized with a belt. Such a summer dress with a long sleeve will become a comfortable evening outfit. The convenience and practicality of dress-shirts make them a favorite element of the summer wardrobe of many women.
A long summer shirt dress is suitable for almost everyone - both women with non-standard figures, and typical beauties. This style visually stretches the lines of the figure vertically, creating a spectacular harmonious image. A high-waisted dress of this type will emphasize grace and adjust minor figure flaws. Models for warm time most often have a short sleeve. Usually shirt dresses are made of cotton, batiste or silk. Shoes with a steady heel, along with a medium-sized leather bag on a long thin strap, complement the elegant female look.
Summer Sheath Dress
In the classic version, this dress is narrow along the entire length, without a collar and sleeves. A summer long sheath dress may have short sleeves or wing sleeves. It emphasizes the natural beauty of the curves of the female body. With the help of additional details, such as an open back, a different neckline of a collar or peplum, the advantages of the figure are accented favorably.
Most often, this type of long dress is used for special occasions, for festive or evening events. Much less often, a sheath dress is an everyday outfit. This is due to the features of its cut. It strongly fits the figure and partially restricts movement.
The long summer model of this type of dress does not require high heels and goes well with flat shoes. Although the evening version of this dress still involves high-heeled shoes.
Dress-sundress
A sundress is an original element of Russian women's clothing. The traditional dress had a wide hem, connecting with the bodice on the straps. The waistline was usually overpriced. Such a style completely hid the female body below the chest and allowed the woman to feel more protected during special periods of her life, for example, during pregnancy.
The modern sundress also has no sleeves and a narrow neck. Its straps can be of various thicknesses and intricacies. The bottom can also be different: narrowed or very magnificent. For sewing summer sundresses, thin breathable fabrics are most often used. It can be cotton, rayon or chiffon. A long dress-sundress is absolutely indispensable on vacation. But in a summer city, it can become a stylish and comfortable outfit.
Beautiful long summer dresses-sundresses can be successfully combined with light, airy accessories: chiffon stoles, lace ornaments and straw hats. Simple sandals without a heel or wedge sandals are suitable for a sundress.
Summer long bustier dress
This is an open seductive dress without sleeves and straps. From above it can have a corset of any density and shape. The bottom of the dress can be voluminous or narrowed. This version of a summer long dress favorably emphasizes the neck and decollete of the fair sex with a figure that meets modern beauty standards.
If the figure does not meet the notorious fashionable criteria, then minor flaws can be compensated for by using additional clothing items, such as a bolero, and accessories (weightless scarves, unusual jewelry). Depending on the model of the bustier and the reasons for the actual choice of this type of dress, the shoes can be both on a flat sole and on thin high heels.