13 popular dress styles
This blog was written in collaboration with Chloe Hill - a recently graduated 1st Class Hons English student at Royal Holloway, the lifestyle editor of Orbital Magazine & freelance online fashion writer for Debut Magazine.
13 Popular Dress Styles
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Dresses are the ultimate feminine clothing item that empowers womanhood. Most women love to wear dresses as they can easily alter the way they look, give them personality and so much more. Dresses that are tailor-made for its wearer can even do more; they can totally revamp the appearance by highlighting individual assets and physical features. A perfect dress can turn a simple girl into a woman of elegance.
Fortunately, there are a many different types of dresses out there suited for different body types and characters. These different types give women options for different occasions and make sure there is the right one for them regardless of shape, features and what look they want to achieve. Here is an extensive guide to the thirteen most popular types of dresses. You can easily narrow down your choices once you know which type flatters your body & character the best way possible.
Popular Types of Dresses
Skater
A skater dress is a full circle skirt which wraps around the hips through its fitted top part. This type of dress is designed to highlight the shape of your legs.
Sheath
Sheath dresses can be compared to cocktail dresses but they always fall below the knee in terms of length. It is a body-hugging type of dress which is usually simple and plain-coloured.
Peplum
The peplum is easily identifiable based on the ruffles in its waistline area. Depending on the ruffles design, it either highlights or hides the waist area depending on its wearer’s preference.
Cocktail
Cocktail dresses are play-it-safe dresses which normally falls above the knee. They are elegant and sleek normally worn for formal events and parties.
Shift
Shift dress has a cut in which the shoulders fall down straight to the waistline making the waist area look larger as stylised. It is not form-fitting which makes it popular for women who are conscious of their body shape.
Asymmetric
As the name suggests, any dress with an asymmetric hemline is considered an asymmetric dress. The high-low hem allows it to be versatile making it popular among women.
Blouson
A blouson dress is defined with a partition on the waist which makes it look as if the top part is a blouse separated from the skirt. The skirt is usually designed as flowy with a tight fit.
Bandage
The bandage dress is a tight-fitting dress which is designed to look as if the clothing is wrapped around the user’s body several times. The crisscross pattern is heavily used in bandage dresses and is ideal for women who have curvaceous bodies.
Pinafore
The pinafore is also referred to as the dungaree. This type of dress are basically denims attached to a bib as its top. Newer styles of pinafore replace denims with a skirt and may be misidentified as a pinafore but they actually fall under the same category.
A-line
A-line dresses follow the shape of the letter A wherein the top part is narrow and the cut slightly opens up until it flares up in the bottom area. Users must be aware of the clinching waist area of A-line dresses.
Tulle
A tulle is the dress version of a ballet tutu skirt. The skirt is made up of multiple layers of net to give the body a specific girth. Tulle dresses are very lightweight and fine which makes it ideal for skinny and small-framed women.
Cape
The cape dress is defined by its off-shoulder feature with sleeves that resembles a cape shadowing over. The cape is attached to the dress to complete an elegant cascade look and is ideal if you want to look slim in your dress.
Wrap
A wrap dress is arguably the most comfortable type of dress and is versatile enough to be worn in every occasion. It is a body-hugging dress which wraps around your body and could come in different lengths.
There are a lot more types of dresses out there but the ones mentioned above are the most popular among women in modern times and in Western countries. If you want to learn more about dresses, it’s absolutely recommended to look at historic dresses and similar garments from other places around the world. Many designers these days try to combine different types of dresses to come up with something unique and different.