Types of evening dresses for going out

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We will tell you what kinds of evening dresses there are and how to choose the option that emphasizes all the advantages.
04/17/2022
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A-silhouette

A-silhouette is the style of the dress, tight-fitting in the chest area and evenly expanding to the bottom.
  • What is the length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • What type of figure is suitable: pear, inverted triangle, rectangle.
  • Brands: Dior, Balmain, Miu Miu.

A-silhouette conquers with simplicity and femininity. A touch of piquancy will be added by a deep neckline or an open back. The style is suitable for girls with any figure, but especially with the types of pear, inverted triangle and rectangle.

A free bottom will hide excess volume in the hip area or balance the broad shoulders. If you want to visually remove the volume in the upper part, choose models with a narrow neckline and wide straps.

A-line dress

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A-silhouette by Dior

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Light a-line dress

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Girls who want to show off beautiful shoulders and emphasize a long neck, we recommend taking a closer look at dresses with an American opening - a deep, diagonal neckline from armpit to neck, which leaves the shoulders open. Models with prints, rhinestones, sequins or embroidery are perfect for incendiary parties.

A-line dress

@dior

Dress with A-line

@miumiu

Girls with a pear figure are advised to pay attention to dresses with lanterns, wings or trim on the bodice, as well as models made of flying satin with voluminous sleeves. Such dresses look interesting, elegant and noble at the same time, and also help to visually balance wide hips.

Beautiful dress

@redvalentino

Burgundy dress

Gode or mermaid

Mermaid is a silhouette that fits snugly to the hips and expands sharply to the bottom.
  • Godet is the style of the dress, tight in the chest and hips and evenly expanding to the bottom from the middle of the thigh or below.
  • Length: midi, maxi.
  • Figure type: hourglass, pear.
  • Brands: Dolche&Gabbana, Isabel Marant, Dior.

The mermaid dress was at its peak at the beginning of the last decade, but time has passed. Therefore, we advise you to switch your attention to the year. The style will help to emphasize the waist and beauty of the hips, especially for owners of the hourglass figure type .

Dress "Mermaid"

Dress style "Mermaid"

Dress "Fish"

@dolcegabbana

If we talk about the most relevant variations, these are dresses with a round train, which will give the bow majesty. The image is perfect for girls with an X-shaped figure. You can combine such a dress with elegant shoes and a high hairstyle.

Dress by Dior

@dior

Blue Gode dress

@sherrihill

Straight cut

Straight - the style of the dress, not tight in the chest and hips and having one width along the entire length without narrowing and expansion.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Shape type: rectangle, hourglass, pear, inverted triangle.
  • Brands: Miu Miu, Dolche&Gabbana, Dior.

Straight dresses are the standard of conciseness and elegance. Their feature is versatility, since you can wear them with almost any shoes and accessories. The model is good for those who do not want to make a pronounced emphasis on the waist. The dress looks great on any figure, except for the type of apple.

Short mini dress

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Pink Mini Dress

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Straight dress

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Straight cut dress

@miumiu

To focus on the chest and lengthen the neck will help a straight cut dress with a neckline. This model visually slims the upper body and adds centimeters in growth, which is important for many girls.

Pink dress

@dior

Often designers complement the straight style with a cut on the side. This gives piquancy to the laconic cut and allows the owners of beautiful legs to boast about them, while maintaining a slight innuendo. You can choose a dress with a décor in the form of rhinestones or sequins.

Straight light dress

@dolegabbana

Sheath dress

The case or pencil is the adjacent style of the dress, slightly expanding in the hip area and tapering to the bottom.
  • Length: mini, midi.
  • Figure type: apple, hourglass, pear, rectangle, inverted triangle.
  • Brands: Armani, Dolche&Gabbana, Charmctore.

Captivating elegance is the best description for this style. Many mistakenly attribute the silhouette exclusively to the office wardrobe, but the dress is also suitable for an evening outing. The case will easily give the figure a slimness and emphasize the curves. The outfit looks great on the owners of figures of almost any type.

Black sheath dress

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Short sheath dress

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Green sheath dress

@teranicouture

Beautiful black sheath dress

@isabelgarcia_official

One of the famous fans of the pencil dress is Hollywood star Angelina Jolie. You can create a business image or stop at a daring variation with black shiny skin. It is good to combine such a dress with sophisticated sandals.

Black sheath dress

@dolcegabbana

Placellier case

@dolcegabbana

Basically, sheath dresses are sewn with short sleeves, but some brands offer models with a long one. The originality of the dress will give a cut on the side, an insert of translucent fabric or other non-standard decor. In combination with sandals, we get a great outfit.

Beautiful sheath dress

@mango

Adjacent models

Adjacent - the silhouette of the dress, following all the contours of the body. It fits in the chest, waist and hips.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Figure type: hourglass, pear, rectangle.
  • Brands: Fendi, Dolche & Gabbana, Balmain.

Anyone who wants to boast of a body trained in the gym, we advise you to take a closer look at the tight-fitting dresses that follow the contour of the body. Choose closed options of calm shades if you want to look simple and tasteful.

Adjoining Dresses

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Long tight-fitting dress

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Tight-fitting dress

For brave girls, we recommend dresses of simple style, which is compensated by generous décor and glossy textures. With such dresses, you do not need to think about additional jewelry and bright shoes - you will shine without it.

Adjoining dress

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Tight-fitting dresses

@fendi

You can opt for elegance by choosing a monochromatic dress with guipure inserts. If you want brightness, take a closer look at animalistic prints or a check. Such dresses can be safely worn with boots or your favorite sneakers, while remaining within the secular dress code.

Adjoining black dress

@dolcegabbana

Keg or cylinder

The barrel is a loose silhouette, the most extended in the waist area.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Figure type: pear, hourglass.
  • Brands: Balenciaga, Zara.

A simple style is able to make a natural "barrel" out of a girl with forms, so you need to wear it with caution. Choosing this model, immediately look for the most elegant pair of shoes and jewelry.

Barrel dress

Mini Length Barrel Dress

Tulip

A tulip is a silhouette in the form of an inverted tulip bud, gathering on a braid or elastic band.
  • Length: mini.
  • Shape type: hourglass, rectangle.

A tulip dress is a complex silhouette that can easily visually make it fuller and lower. But not everything is so hopeless and brands offer acceptable options, for example, monochromatic dresses with a minimum set of decor and without contrasting expansion in the hip area.

Fuchsia tulip dress

Pink tulip dress

Tulip dress

Black tulip dress

Transformer dress

Transformer - a dress, the additional elements of which help to create new images.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Figure type: hourglass, inverted triangle, rectangle.
  • Brands: Dior, Balmain.

Choosing your style is sometimes so difficult that designers began to offer transforming outfits. They allow you to be different and experiment with images.

So Dior presents to our attention an outfit in the Greek style of A-silhouette, which with a slight movement of the hand turns into a voluminous outfit with a train and long sleeves. The closed style of the top will balance the sensual bottom or vice versa will open if you decide to remove the upper part.

Transflrmer dress

@dior

Brown transformer dress

@dior

Jacket dress

The jacket is the style of the dress, repeating the silhouette of the jacket, but usually the waist of the jacket dress is pronounced brighter, and the bottom line is slightly lower.
  • Length: mini.
  • Figure type: hourglass, pear, rectangle.
  • Brands: Fendi, Dolche&Gabbana, Balmain.

The top of the dress of this style is a jacket. The silhouette is especially suitable for girls with sloping shoulders. He will highlight them with sleeves with shoulder pads. Choose modest closed options or a dress with a spicy neckline, hinting at the inner fragility and femininity.

Evening dress-jacket

Jacket dress

@dolcegabbana

Black jacket dress

@dolcegabbana

Fashionable jacket dress

@fendi

Chanel always has a dress from the fashion house's favorite tweed in a snow-white, gray or other shade. White high boots are perfect for the outfit. A bright detail is a decoration on the neck, which will attract attention to the face and competently emphasize the neckline.

Light jacket dress

@chanelofficial

Lilac jacket dress

@dionlee

Together with classic jacket dresses, there are interesting combined models that combine a jacket and a small black dress - this model will help to emphasize the beauty of the shoulders and collarbones, but at the same time will not give a "naked" effect.

Dress-jacket combined

Dress pants

The trousers of the dress are overalls with wide trousers resembling the hem of the dress. The top is usually more form-fitting, and the bottom is loose.

  • Length: maxi.
  • Figure type: hourglass, pear, rectangle.
  • Brands: Max Mara.

A dress with culottes ending just below the level of the knees and prominent wide trousers can both emphasize and "ruin the figure".

To avoid the second option, choose models with the longest possible pants so that only the noses of the shoe are visible. High-waisted trouser dresses look good.

Dress pants

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Grey trouser dress

@maxmara

Dress combination

The combination is the style of the dress, reminiscent of the absence of clear lines and contours of a nightgown. Most often, the outfit is created from light and flowing fabrics.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Shape type: hourglass, rectangle, inverted triangle.
  • Brands: Valentino, Max Mara, Mango.

If about 15 years ago the combination was considered exclusively an element of pajamas, today the dress has become familiar for evening outings. Designers regularly release various variations: from minimalistic to bright. We advise you to wear monochromatic dresses with catchy jewelry, as the Charmstore model does. The combination with the turtleneck looks interesting, like Mango.

Combination dress

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Combination dress

@charmstore.club

Combination dress by Mango

@mango

White combination dress

@maxmara

Cloud Dress

The cloud is the style of the dress, tight around the upper body and sharply expanding to the bottom. The bottom is especially lush in the spirit of Disney princess dresses.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Figure type: hourglass, pear, rectangle, inverted triangle.
  • Brands: Dolche&Gabbana, Balmain.

It was about such outfits that we always dreamed of in childhood: airy, lush, like our favorite princesses from Disney cartoons. But now this style is not in the list of the most relevant, especially in soft shades. We recommend that you move away from nude and prefer elegant dark models to it.

Purple Cloud Dress

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Dress cloud on the catwalk

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Cloud Dress

@dior

Delicate dress with a puffy skirt

@jovanirussia

A lush skirt will mask full thighs and vice versa will add volume to a thin figure. The dress will balance the broad shoulders and back. There are more classic, and there are eccentric options with prints and bright details.

Beautiful cloud dress

With smell

A dress with a scent is a style where one floor of the dress finds on the other. Usually equipped with a secret belt.
  • Length: mini, midi, maxi.
  • Figure type: hourglass, pear, rectangle.
  • Brands: Max Mara, Valentino.

This is a dress, one part of which is found on the other and held by a belt sewn on both sides of the dress. Variants from a light, flying fabric have lost popularity, and they have been replaced by models made of dense material. If you still want lightness, give preference to satin and monochromatic fabrics.

Maxi dress with scent

Brown evening dress with a scent

Short dress with a scent

Brown dress with a scent

@maxmara

White dress with a scent

@maxmara

Burgundy dress with a scent

@redvalentino

Cascade

Cascade - the style of the dress with an asymmetrical skirt, the length of which in front and back is different.
  • Length: maxi.
  • Shape type: hourglass, rectangle.
  • Brands: Valentino.

A dress with an asymmetrical skirt similar to a tulip dress has lost popularity and is not included in the list of trendy things. But this does not prevent brands and fashion houses from continuing to produce such models - on girls with a proportional figure, they look great regardless of trends. Asymmetrical dress

Cascade dress

@eliesaabworld

Smooth asymmetry is much more relevant, as is often found in Valentino. It is important to choose the right shoes, so choose classic models without bright decor, so that the image does not turn into a vinaigrette.

Dress "Cascade"

@redvalentino

List of current dress styles

  • A jacket dress is a silhouette that allows you to create both a strict and bright image. Stars often choose it for appearances, and brands Chanel, Fendi, Dolce & Gabbana add to their collections;
  • The combination is a fashionable option for girls who want to show their fragility and grace. Look for a model from Max Mara, Charmstore, Armani;
  • Direct - in the catalog of almost all brands there is at least one such dress. Miu Miu, Dolche & Gabbana and Dior experiment with details, so do not hesitate to bold prints and bright accessories, this is only welcome.

Always relevant classics

  • Case, pencil - modestly, but tastefully. This silhouette will be relevant for a long time, so if you are looking for a thing for the future, look at the catalogs of Dolce & Gabbana, Charmstore, Mango;
  • The cloud is a timeless classic in the world of wedding dresses. Take a closer look at the Collections of Elie Saab and Dior;
  • A-silhouette - stars often flash on the covers and large events in such outfits. The outfits of Dior, Balmain, Elie Saab and Miu Miu are mainly famous.

Dresses that have gone out of fashion

  • Tulip - modernized and rethought versions of this style still flash in fashion catalogs, but still in the 2021-22 season they went to the background;
  • The barrel is a complex style that can spoil even the most chic figure. Not surprisingly, his popularity is a thing of the past;
  • Asymmetrical dress - in 2010, all fashionistas crowded around the shops, where they sold dresses with a short front and a long back. Now, if you choose a similar one, then without a sharp contrast in length.

Evening dress is an integral part of a woman's wardrobe. And, of course, everyone wants to pick up such a thing to become the star of the evening. And what evening dress do you choose?

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