A dress with a half-sun skirt became fashionable again. Today it is worn by very young people, and quite mature ladies.
The history of the appearance in modern fashion of dresses with a half-skirt
The styles of dresses with flowing beautiful folds from the bodice or waist line were revered by women from ancient times. Such a silhouette made it possible to hide some of the figure flaws, to emphasize grace and femininity.
Gradually, other trends in fashion began to appear. Lush crinolines appeared, tight-fitting hips or straight pencil skirts. And right after the Great Patriotic War, with the light hand of fashion designer Christian Dior, dresses with half-sun skirts again rose to all the catwalks of the world. This style emphasized the figure of the hourglass, highlighting the waist and visually increasing the hips.
At first, outfits with a half-sun skirt were long, to the floor or slightly higher. Gradually, the length of the dresses began to decrease. This was facilitated by economic difficulties, the necessary participation of women in labor, and long robes fettered movements, created inconvenience. So, at first the length of the midi came into use, then the ladies began to wear medium-short dresses everywhere up to the middle of the knee. And here the fact that the shortened options showed the world the charm and attractiveness of female legs played a role. All the men of the world appreciated this. And the wheel of time spun, making the outfits of the ladies shorter and sexier every day.
That is why, by the 80s of the last century, short dresses with a half-sun skirt were in trend.
Today, there are no strict laws regarding dress length. There is also no framework for limiting the silhouettes of dresses. But the retro style is finding more and more admirers among charmers of different ages.
Options for dresses with a half-skirt
As it usually happens, modern fashion has again made a spiral spiral, snatching something from the past and modifying it. A modern dress with a half-sun skirt can be of any length - both very short and to the floor. Charming looks outfit, reaching the middle of the calf.
Also in the evening gown may be present such a detail as a vest -skirt, sewn according to the principle of the half-sun. It is made of translucent fabric and sewn to the bodice along with the main part. The "undershirt" can be trimmed along the edge with ruffle or lace. This achieves the effect of an old outfit of a noble lady who appeared at the ball. Such a luxurious dress with a half-sun skirt on the floor will make him the owner of a real queen of the ball.
Materials for sewing products with a half-skirt
Today they are making a dress with a half-sun skirt from light flowing or natural cotton, as well as from rather dense fabric. For example, such an outfit made of coats, wool and others looks elegant.
Sewn in the form of a long jacket or short coat, with sleeves, a collar, buttons, this outfit is worn over a light dress in cool weather. Although it can be worn as an independent robe. Such an outfit looks without extravagant dress without a light dress worn underneath. Therefore, not every representative of the fair sex will find the strength to afford such liberty.
Calculations for drawing a half-skirt
An evening long dress made of flowing light fabric looks luxurious. So that the bottom falls beautifully, and there are no folds at the waist, the model is made with a half-sun skirt. For cutting it, a drawing with the necessary calculations will be required.
A long dress with a half-skirt skirt is being built by two standards. This is the waist circumference and the length of the lower part.
The length of the arc of the inner concentric circle of the entire skirt should be equal to the waist volume. She is a semicircle.
Knowing how to find the circumference (DO = 2πR 1 ), we can derive a formula for finding a small radius for cutting. To do this, you first need to divide both sides of the equality in half. Then half the circumference can be calculated by the formula 0.5DO = πR 1. Since in our case 0.5DO is the waist circumference, we obtain the formula: OT = πR 1.
Now we can derive the formula for finding R 1. R 1 = π x OT. Replacing the constant π with the number 3.14, we get R 1 = 3.14 x OT.
Having built the inner semicircle, the desired length of the skirt should be postponed from its line. The outer semicircle, concentric with the inner one, passing through this point will be the bottom line of the skirt.
Floor-length dress with a short bodice
Evening dresses and cocktail dresses are more and more reminiscent of the robes of noble persons of past centuries. And therefore, more and more often in models there is a tendency to a shortened bodice with a flared bottom. A skirt with a raised waist drapes the figure, hiding its flaws and creating the effect of grandeur and grace. Such a style is especially in demand by pregnant women, young mothers and ladies with curvaceous.
If the dressmaker has a question about how to sew a dress with a half-sun skirt with a high waistline, then the answer will be simple: just like a model with a waist, located traditionally. The difference in the cutting of the lower part of the outfit is that the “waist circumference” in the formula should be replaced by the “circumference under the chest”, and the length of the skirt should be measured from the lower edge of the bodice to the floor.
Dress for the girl with a half-skirt
From cotton fabric they sew summer elegant dresses for girls and young girls. This model is recommended for those whose hips are not very wide. Due to the fact that the skirt has a significant expansion downward, the illusion of an increase in this part of the body is created.
To cut a dress with a half-sun skirt, you must first develop a pattern of the lower part of the product.
For this, it is necessary to make special calculations, knowing the length of the product from the waist to the lower edge and the volume of the waist. This is done according to the algorithm described above, when a long dress is cut with a half-sun skirt.
Sew a stitching half-sun skirt
It should be noted that the entire skirt in the expanded form will look like a semicircle with a semicircular concentric neckline. However, tailoring the lower part of a short dress in this way will not be very economical. Therefore, it is best to make the skirt stitching from two halves, each of which is a segment of a circle making up its quarter.
After calculating the internal and external radii, the cutter must build a drawing, which will consist of half a half-sun skirt pattern. Arrange on the fabric should be two parts. And this is best done in such a way that the lower arcs are in contact, and the patterns themselves are symmetrical with respect to the diagonal. That is, the centers of the circles would lie on opposite edges of the web segment.
Calculation of fabric consumption for a half-sun skirt
So, we calculate the fabric consumption for a half sun with a width of 150 cm, if the waist volume is 66 cm, and the length of the skirt from the waist to the floor will be 100 cm.
First you need to determine the radii.
R 1 = OT: 3.14 = 66: 3.14 = 21 cm.
R 2 = R 1 + skirt length = 21 + 100 = 121 cm.
It’s more economical to cut both parts separately, as mentioned above, stitching them on the sides. If we expand the patterns symmetrically to the diagonal, then we can calculate the tissue need by the formula: a 2 + b 2 = c 2 .
Cut width a = 150 cm, diagonal cut with = 242 cm (R 2 + R 2 ).
You need to find the cut length b (tissue consumption) by the formula: b 2 = c 2 - a 2 .
We have: b 2 = 242 2 - 150 2 = 58564 - 22500 = 36064; consumption b = 190 cm.
That is, on a half-sun skirt in the floor, a girl with a waist circumference of 66 cm will need 190 cm of fabric if the cut width is one and a half meters.
"Little black dress" is no longer exceptional
In 1926, the unique Coco Chanel showed the world an amazing thing. Dressed in a modest little black dress, the trendsetter made the whole world tremble before him. Years passed, and this outfit never left the catwalk, it still remains in trend.
But today, fashionistas no longer want to be content with just fitting clothes of black mourning. So there was a small dress with a half-sun skirt. You can easily sew such an outfit with your own hands, acquiring a pink or turquoise fabric, salad or sand color.
To be elegant, attractive and charming at any age, one must not blindly follow fashion, but carefully select precisely those trends that meet the internal content, emphasize positive features in the appearance, hide flaws. Models with a half-sun skirt perfectly meet all these requirements. They are extremely feminine, smart and comfortable. In such dresses, every woman feels comfortable, feels her individuality. At any time of the day, a lady in a dress with a half-sun skirt looks excellent and modern.