The strip is a completely unique print that has an amazing ability to correct absolutely any shape, and in different directions. Even the simplest striped dress can make a slender star out of a full-bodied beauty, and endow a thin, complexing about this occasion with such desired forms. The secret of such wonderful transformations is the width of the strip, its color and location on the model.
Fashion designers around the world call this print an old and good trend. That this drawing is as old as the world is true. But one can argue about his kindness. Probably, not everyone knows that in the Middle Ages executioners and women of easy virtue wore striped clothes. Only in the time of Louis the Fourteenth, a long striped dress became extremely popular not only among noble ladies, but also among commoners. This event was a revolution in the history of fashion.
Modern designers work with a strip according to the season. Much more often it is used in spring-summer collections, but in winter it does not completely disappear from fashion catwalks. Most often, such a pattern is moved to sweaters and cardigans. For example, a well-known sweater dress. It is almost never decorated with stripes from top to bottom: more often they become a decorative addition and are located locally.
But the striped summer dress can be made of fabric with any line: narrow and wide, vertical and horizontal, diagonal, etc. However, be careful, striped fabric is an insidious thing. It should be positioned incorrectly, and a very decent figure will instantly turn into something shapeless. But with the help of such a fabric, one can achieve the completely opposite effect. You just need to know which strip suits you.
Experienced stylists recommend that women who are prone to fullness, pick up a striped dress with narrow vertical lines. Your choice will be successful if it is a combination of black and some contrast. This simple technique visually stretches the figure, makes it slimmer.
Using such a print to hide excessive thinness is even easier - just use a wide horizontal strip. If you think your figure is disproportionate. For example, if your top is too thin, then the strip can be combined. That is, on the top of the dress, place it horizontally, and “let it go” vertically on the skirt.
It would seem that the striped dress (photo above) should look very predictable, but they can be “tailored” to any style. The first thing such a print is associated with is the marine style in white-blue, white-red combinations. In addition, concise and short striped dresses are quite relevant for a sports youth style.
This coloring has gone a long history from forbidden to fashionable drawing, without which it was hard to imagine any fashionable salon of the nineteenth century. Coco Chanel made the strip a symbol of rebellion, and Andy Warhol introduced it to the bohemian milieu. Thus, this coloring has been relevant for very many years.