Feeling dressy?
Ideas for Autumn/Winter 2011
Maxi Dresses: take your dress to the max!
Longer hemlines and flowing silhouettes are reminiscent of the late 50s/early 60s swing with length of skirts and dresses falling anywhere between the knee and ankle. Say farewell to legs and the micro-mini and hello to hourglass figures with longer dresses and skirts being cinched in at the waist for a more feminine appeal.
Evening dresses: long, slinky evening gowns with a twist!
The glamorous slinky, sexy evening dresses of the seventies are back, look for long dresses with high-riding splits or low-hanging backs in luxe and shimmering fabrics to give your cocktail dress a sexy sophistication.
Party Dresses: Cocktail dresses go vintage
If you’re legs are your best asset, put them on display with a shorter, cocktail dress but pare-down the risque length with a vintage vibe to your fabric. Lace is a huge trend this year, but rock the vintage vibe with a wider, antique weave of lace rather than the finer, sexier knits. Make a statement with your cocktail dress and lace up this season! If lace isn’t your thing, think Mad Men style and go for a bold floral or block colour print in a 60s inspired, cocktail dress that has a high, cinched waist, A-line frame and slightly longer length.
Take your summer dresses through to Autumn/Winter 2011
If your bank account is suffering from all the summer dresses you’ve indulged in over the hotter months, never fear! The key to taking your summer dresses through to Autumn/Winter is layering! The endless options that layers provide are a fantastic advantage for wearing your summer dresses throughout the year. Opaque tights and stockings are the base element to using your summer dresses, try rocking a think denier stocking with a floral summer dress and toughen this look up with the new biker boots of this season. Throw on a cropped leather jacket or a boyfriend blazer, loop a scarf around your neck and voila!
Dust off your designer dresses
Unless you can afford to splurge every season with a new designer dress from your favourite fashion label, dust of your old designer dresses and be creative with the way you rework their look with accessories, belts and layering. Great quality designer dresses never go out of style, the little black dress (LBD) has been a staple item in every woman’s wardrobe for decades and when it comes to women’s dresses, is still the number one item for versatility and style. Be sure to invest in a well cut, classic style designer dress for you LBD and you’ll never be lost for something to wear
