Classic dress history

A little less than a hundred years ago, women's vogue trousers, turning it all over in a different direction. Until that moment, the image of women was considered to be stable, because the figure is only dress hugged. Today they are not so often, preferring the romantic lush and flowing hem practicality. And yet, the current models could not exist without the rich past. Classic dresses, which have been linked to certain periods, epochs, standing in one form or another back today. Sometimes better, but often - fragments, indicating that the tradition and femininity in its original form has always held in high esteem.

From ancient times to the present day

Dress on the women's camp settled immediately. In ancient Greece, women and men dressed very similar - the body was draped in a cloak, who buckled. About it as a highlight the details of clothes for the fair sex, rather, you can talk to the Middle Ages - or rather, around the XII century Gothic.

Gothic in female dress was characterized by flowing lines hem, long train and sharp cuts on his chest. Link up was characterized by not only the works of Gothic architecture, but also a dress that looked very sophisticated.

The fluidity of the silhouette disappeared to the XV century. Renaissance chained beautiful ladies in tougher toilets. Skirt keep in shape by a metal frame, shoulders and décolleté became open.

The Baroque style called the ladies to the splendor, which was expressed in multiple layers of clothing from the most expensive materials, as well as pretentious decoration bows, tassels, gold threads. Figure heavily dragged into a corset, it became very deep neckline, sleeve and reaches a length of 3/4.

In the XIX century dress image repeatedly changed. At the beginning of the century flashy pomp gradually come to nothing - there was the Empire style. It was the embodiment of refined simplicity with closed shoulders and high waist under the breast. But romanticism that covered Europe in the thirties, did not leave a trace of modesty Empire. The mill was put back into the clutches of rigid corset, sleeveless splendor passed from miniature "Lantern" in great shape, embracing the forearm. Skirts became a bit shorter and longer dragged along the ground, but again took care of all the expensive luxury finishes.

Modern end of the century once again took "bourgeois cream" from a lady's dress, depriving it of lace Lace in the modern wardrobe   and silks. Although bustle went on to lift the lower part of the skirt, it has become more simple, freely decaying. All the attention focuses on the top of the currently narrow bodice still rukavami- "flashlights" and corset Fashion Corset: new return of the Victorian era . But the dress of that period is not like a woman sat on a lush multi-layered cake, but rather - underline the elegance of the silhouette, correcting it, visually bringing to the ideal.

Transformation and return to basics

In XX century changed the face of fashion much. Gradually dress lost all that seemed to him so necessary, including a long skirt and sleeves, finding a form of "Case". And fashion has made a turn towards "bygone days". Architectural minimalism fifties and sixties hippies gave way to experiments Hippie style: create your own world   with ethnics. In the eighties and nineties was open page, which already passed repeated earlier.

Children's wear eighties immodestly declared to his involvement in the classics with bulk rukavami- "lanterns», V-shaped neckline and a wide square neckline.

The new millennium - a special era for women's dresses. His species is now no numbers, but if you look closely, you will notice that the classics are still alive in our time, even attending only fragments.

Raised shoulders, which are issued by the tradition of the eighties, is nothing like the echo of puffed sleeves, lived up to the beginning of the XX century. Form strapless bustier - a modern interpretation along with tightening lace at the waist or back. Beautiful long skirt though not contain more than hoops, created with the participation of a variety of harsh materials, making the skirt-like dress fashionistas beginning or the end of the last two centuries.

Of course, the most similar to the tradition of wedding fashion. Here you will find not only a full corset, "lanterns" and lace. Brides in recent years, experiencing sympathy about weddings device in a particular category. The leaders in the wedding dress to the life of Greek and medieval style. "Mermaid", which is exactly the same style of the late XIX century to the pickup tape behind the knees, already considered obsolete.

And the ongoing development: some forms and details of dresses come in everyday life, displacing other. And, as it turns out, probably, it is already impossible to invent anything new. Therefore, designers will turn to classical forms, and women will only fit them for themselves.

Eugene Zhirkina