Evening Cocktail Dresses

Evening cocktail dresses - something between an evening dress and everyday they are intended primarily for ceremonial events, but not too formal. The role of such a dress in female clothes is difficult to underestimate: even the legendary Coco Chanel claimed that in every woman's wardrobe must necessarily be at least one cocktail dress.

History cocktail dress

"Author" of the name of this popular subject of women's wardrobe was the French designer Christian Dior, who coined the term "cocktail dress" in the late forties. Following Dior many other manufacturers of women's clothing drew attention to the simple, yet elegant black dress, which soon became the most popular and probably the only option for catering, begins in the afternoon. Little Black Dress created by another famous representative of French fashion, Coco Chanel, soon gained recognition in Hollywood - the most famous Hollywood divas appeared in cocktail dresses in the frame and on the red carpet.

How to distinguish a cocktail dress?

Cocktail dress - article of clothing quite practical and at the same time infinitely refined. Cocktail dresses are usually a bit cheaper evening dresses and also different from the evening ensembles at length. Cocktail dresses often black or any other neutral color, concise design and minimum details.

Length cocktail dress

Length - one of the most important characteristics of a cocktail dress. Although modern designers offer a variety of models of cocktail dresses - including differ in length - assumed that the cocktail dress should end just above the knee. However, very strict rules regarding length cocktail dress is still there - it can and end at the knee, and reach mid-calf or ankle.

Famous Cocktail Dresses

In the era of the sixties Hollywood actress Audrey Hepburn has become one of the most loyal fans cocktail dresses - and even appeared in the classic little black dress Little black dress: to change the world   in the cult film "Breakfast at Tiffany's." A simple black cocktail dress Audrey heroine, Holly Golightly, supplemented by a pearl necklace, was one of the most famous dresses in the world.

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