Not so long ago, lingerie style in clothes quickly burst into women's fashion. This is not to say that this is something completely new and unprecedented. And in the middle of the 19th century, models of dresses made of light cotton fabric with lace that flowed through the body in a free cut were used.
For the first time, our contemporaries, world-famous fashion designers Jean-Paul Gaultier and Versace, used a similar style for dresses in their collections. Only ladies from high society wore such exquisite things at social events.
Now such women are fond of such lightweight fabrics, and a dress or top in linen style with lace can be seen in the wardrobe of any girl with a slender figure. That's very beautiful.
In the article we will consider the color scheme used in such models, get acquainted with the features of the cut, with which they can be combined and give tips on how to sew a dress in a linen style or top.
Style Features
To begin with, we carefully learn how the linen style differs from other models. Firstly, the color scheme is filled only with delicate pastel colors - it is soft pink, the color of champagne, coffee with milk, white, light shades of green and blue. Although the latest fashion trends claim the brightness of colors, and more and more often you can see the top in the linen style of bright emerald, turquoise, even black.
The material is selected light, flowing over the body, fitting all the bends of the female figure. It is silk, chiffon or satin, thin cotton is allowed. Decoration takes place with the help of additional elements from guipure and delicate lace. Although for evening dresses, velvet is often used in such deep colors as dark blue and purple.
Typical styles
It is easy to recognize a dress and top in a lingerie style in appearance, reminiscent of underwear, combinations. Usually use an open style with thin straps. Such things are suitable for girls with a boyish figure, with narrow hips and a slender body. Wearing such things that reveal most of the woman’s body, you need to carefully and wisely. If the chest is large and thin straps can not withstand heaviness, then it is permissible to use silk corsets or separately tailored cups in the linen style.
Also typical for models of a top in a linen style with lace is the presence of an open back and shoulders. The more flaunted the body, the better. But! In each style, you need to adhere to a reasonable measure, otherwise the image from refined will quickly transform into a vulgar one.
Stylist tips
Let's start with a classic evening dress. Imagine the image of a girl entering a restaurant in a long dress with delicate lace from flowing fabric on thin straps, she has sandals with stilettos on her legs, and a beautiful shiny necklace on her neck. Of course, all the views of men will instantly be focused on her. And if the dress has a corset that fits the chest, then the image is feminine and refined.
Jewelry is recommended, mainly vertical. Chains and pendant earrings will do. Although for short tops in the summer heat, you can choose large jewelry made of plastic or polymer clay.
For the top in a linen style with lace, there are a lot of options for creating ensembles. It goes well with trousers and shorts, with a skirt and wide harem pants. Even ordinary banal tight jeans with a top look great together.
On cool evenings, you can complement the look with a cardigan, a long jacket or jacket, sewn from cashmere or wool.
For evening dress, heel shoes are perfect, it is better to wear stilettos instead of boats. They will look more elegant with a thin fabric. For everyday outfits, jeans, shorts or capris with a light lace top will look great in ballet flats or leather sandals. The clutch will complement the image, because you need to put somewhere the most necessary for a walk.
Lingerie style
We examined the features of the basic models of a free cut with thin straps, let's note the variety of other forms. There are models with brightly defined sewn-in cups, there are narrow-fitting styles of tops or dresses with a corset to the waist line and without it.
Another interesting cut option is a dressing gown that reaches the floor level. There is such a variety of dresses of several styles. For example, a slightly wraparound dress with a deep neckline at the front, exposing most of the legs and chest. Another intriguing style, on the contrary, leaves the back fully open. Such a cut is often used for evening dresses.
The latest innovation that has conquered all the Hollywood stars and has come down to us is a dress-shirt. Outwardly, this style resembles a man’s shirt, only of a greater length. The cut is free and comfortable at home. It seems that the girl at home walked in her boyfriend’s shirt and forgot to take it off in front of the street.
Tailoring Tips
When something new appears in the world of fashion, the prices of innovations are just cosmic. In fact, the difficulty of sewing such products is the insidiousness of silk and chiffon, which tend to stretch. Without the skills to work with such materials and a good sewing machine, it is impossible to sew a neat and beautiful evening dress or silk top.
It is also quite difficult to work with velvet, since it has the ability to crumble, so if you want to have a fashionable summer top or a dress with lace, you can sew it yourself first from cotton fabric. It is easy to sew a top in a linen style with lace on a pattern, you need to prepare materials for work and carefully consider the proposed pattern of the simplest top with loose fit straps.
Necessary materials
To make a short top, you need to buy half a meter of thin cotton fabric. For edging, select lace to match the fabric, 1.5 meters will be enough. It is also allowed to use lace of a different, contrasting color or standard white.
Some sew straps on their own, folding the fabric, but then the strap becomes rough. You can buy braid, enough 1 meter. For cutting, you need chalk and sharp scissors. For basting, prepare pins and contrasting threads with a needle.
Set up the sewing machine by first placing the overlock foot, then you will need a regular stitch. Threads need the same color as the material. If the lace is in contrasting shades, then it is better to choose a thread of the color of the edging, as the lace is sewn along the top of the fabric.
Sewing
It is quite easy to sew a top in a linen style if the fabric is properly cut. If you doubt the specified sizes, you can do it easier. Take the top available in the wardrobe, iron it, carefully lay it out on the fabric and circle it with chalk. When cutting parts with scissors, do not forget that you need to leave allowances for the seams.
Further along the wrong side with an overlock, we sew the edges and grind the details of the pattern with a basting seam manually. Having tried on the top, you can stitch the details already with a machine line. Next, sew the lace around the triangles of the bodice and straps. So the fashionable summer top in linen style with lace is ready. Sewing it is easy. Good luck