Evening Dress Styles

At a gala event, every woman can not only look, but also feel like a Queen: the styles of evening dresses are diverse and allow you to choose the perfect outfit for almost any figure!

Depending on the purpose, an elegant dress can have different lengths, however, all styles of evening dresses interpret the generally accepted “floor-length” length for special occasions held after 18:00 in the evening.

Evening dresses are less influenced by fashion than everyday dresses, so they are relevant for a long time. For their production, expensive and high-quality materials are used, popular at all times: chiffon, velvet, satin, silk, satin, lace, guipure, etc. Metallization effects like gold, silver, etc. are actively used in fabrics for elegant purposes.

The color range of fabrics for evening dresses is not limited in any way: they can be bright or, conversely, pastel colors, or they can be achromatic - black or white.

Black is one of the most popular colors for evening dresses: it creates a mysterious, elegant and, at the same time, bright image of a woman due to the contrast with fair skin.

Another incredibly popular color of an evening dress is red: catchy, spectacular, available in more than 30 shades, this color suits any woman and allows you to become the center of attention, like a magnet attracting the views of others. Thanks to the Valentino red dress brand, this color has become almost a classic for evening dresses.

In the photo there are evening dresses: ballroom, princess, Greek, empire style

Characteristic features of evening dresses: bare shoulders, neckline, open back, tight-fitting shapes, accentuated waist. However, recently there has been a trend to create evening dresses with sleeves. Draperies, sequins, crystals, feathers, lace, frills and flounces, embroidery, etc. are widely used as decorations.

The style of a ballroom evening dress is a classic outfit for a celebration: such a dress has a tight-fitting bodice and a fluffy floor-length skirt: impressive, solemn, pompous!

The “Princess” style is not a cut-off dress at the waist, but a rather fluffy dress. Suitable for almost everyone.

An evening dress in the Greek style is light, made of thin, flowing materials, with divisions under the bust. Such a dress will make a short, petite girl taller and more voluminous and, conversely, will hide slight plumpness.

Photo: mermaid evening dress, romantic dress, lingerie style dress, slip dress

Empire style dress It has a high waistline and a loose, flaring skirt: it disguises fatness and pregnancy well, and visually increases height.

Dress in the style of Hollywood 30s - “mermaid”- sculpturally depicts all the features of the body shape, without hiding anything, therefore it is suitable only for ideally built women.

Evening dresses in a romantic style – surprisingly feminine, unusually light, bewitchingly flirtatious! An example is Rihanna's pale nude dress. You can hide something behind the frills.

Linen style involves designing an evening dress as underwear - sewing a bustier, trimming with lace, using lacing. Another manifestation of this style is the transparency of the fabrics, which allows you to see the features of the underwear. This style is quite shocking, so it has gained the greatest popularity among show business stars. However slip dress- a completely acceptable option for a light, elegant and sexy dress for any woman, even those with a slightly plump figure.

Photo: evening dress in false nude style, Chinese, sheath evening dress, dress in minimalist style

Style "false nude"- a type of lingerie - creates a feeling of nakedness where there really is none. An example is flesh-colored evening dresses, lost against the background of the body: it seems that the woman is as naked as possible, but in fact the fabric may not even be transparent!

Chinese style dress –“Qipao” is a rare case in the history of fashion when national clothing is used practically unchanged as a fashion product. Long sheath dress with short sleeves, a stand-up collar, an oblique fastening at the collar and a slit in the skirt. There are, of course, variations on the theme of the “qipao” dress - with a straight cut, or without sleeves at all, for example, in the Ralph Lauren collection. A Chinese-style dress will make a short woman visually taller and slimmer.

Minimalist dress – as simple as possible in cut, straight or sculptural sheath-type silhouette, with straps, without them or asymmetrical. The main emphasis in the artistic design of such a dress is on the quality and beauty of the material. This dress is universal: you can endlessly change accessories and it will look new every time.

Photo: Scarlett Johansson in a vintage style dress, the most beautiful evening dress on Liz Harley, red dress from Valentino

Vintage style dresses- are unique because they exist in a single copy: it is not surprising that they are popular among Hollywood stars. Vintage is something made 20 years ago. A vintage-style dress can copy a product from a certain period of time in all details: style, material, color, decor. For example, Scarlett Johansson's vintage dress is an exact copy of a product from the 30s (or maybe the original!).

As a result of a public opinion poll, the black Versace dress Liz Hurley wore to the London premiere of the film “Four Weddings and a Funeral” in 1994 was recognized as the most beautiful evening dress in history. Its peculiarity is the decoration with a number of large pins. It's truly incredible!

– are diverse and diverse, however, no matter what style you choose, the dress should emphasize your strengths and hide your flaws, if any.