Fashionable summer sundresses 2016

A sundress is an irreplaceable thing for a summer vacation, when you want to feel freedom, expose your face and body to the hot rays of the sun and a refreshing light breeze. However, in the 2016 season, sundresses are presented not only for the beach and holidays, many models can be worn as an evening outfit, while others - over a blouse can be the subject of a business ensemble.

Russian folk costume has always been associated with a beautiful sundress. In many paintings by Russian artists, a woman appears in a shirt, sundress and kokoshnik. Then sundresses were sewn from silk and brocade fabrics, embroidered with gold and silver, lace and braids. Sundresses were with bright bouquets of flowers, with embroidery - "cross", hemstitch, counted satin stitch and many other types of ornaments. In the patterns, plant shoots, birds, winding garlands of flowers, ...

What are they like today? Today we are more focused on designers - what will they tell us. And what do we see in the warm season spring-summer 2016?

A sundress is a sleeveless dress or a high skirt with straps. So it was in the Russian folk costume. Today, many models of sundresses are characterized by strict and clear lines or a flowing and fluttering cloud of chiffon, while others emphasize the flexibility of the figure. Classic, business, sporty and smart models will decorate your wardrobe, make life brighter and more diverse.

Recently, options for a straight silhouette, slightly fitted and free flared from the bodice, have been approved. Correctly chosen cut of a sundress is able to visually correct the figure. For example, a high-waisted summer dress with a floor length is an option for a woman of any age and body size. Such a sundress will visually increase growth, make the silhouette more graceful.

Alberta Ferretti, Anteprima
Erin Fetherston, Adam Selman

For modern summer sundresses, not only the silhouette is important, but also the original neckline and the shape of the straps.

Necklines in sundresses 2016

Although it was agreed that a sundress is a high skirt with straps, modern fashion interprets folk costumes in its own way and offers various options for the neckline in sundresses. For example, in the new season, the halter neckline is very popular, which is characterized by crossed on the chest and straps tied at the back of the neck.

The straps can be either thin or wide. This neckline exposes the shoulders and back and is quite practical and secure. But for women with overly massive shoulders, it is better to refrain from such a neckline so as not to emphasize large shoulders.

Mara Hoffman, Suno
Temperley London, Andrew Gn

Neckline - American armhole especially preferable for girls with an hourglass figure. This neckline has gained popularity thanks to the unforgettable Marilyn Monroe. You will see the American armhole in the Versace collections, Valentino, Sophie Theallet, Tommy Hilfiger, Michael Kors, Bibhu Mohapatra, Jill Stuart.

Tommy Hilfiger, Valentino

Elie Saab, Sibling, Daizy Shely, Badgley Mischka, Salvatore Ferragamo, Dennis Basso suggest making deep and revealing cuts.

Dennis Basso, Badgley Mischka

Fashionable sundresses in the new summer 2016 season are most often with thin shoulder straps, and somewhere they are so thin that they are barely noticeable. Some models of sundresses are decorated with more than one pair of shoulder straps ... Roland Mouret, Ermanno Scervino, Badgley Mischka demonstrated them.

Ermanno Scervino, Bibhu Mohapatra

Sundress length

If there is a desire, at least a little to repeat the Russian sundress, then sew a model with a maxi length, if you like the style of the 60s, then your summer outfit can be a cute and cute mini sundress. The most-very mini are designed, of course, for the young and slender. That is, in the new season, the length of sundresses is not limited. However, designers again and again in their collections stop at the maxi sundress.

Carolina Herrera, Alberta Ferretti
Chloe, Andrew Gn

What does a sundress go with?

The sundress, despite the first impression of its purpose - only for a resort pastime, is multifunctional and relevant both at work and on vacation. Sundresses, characterized by a strict silhouette, will allow you to look different every day thanks to blouses and shirts. Therefore, a sundress is a piece of clothing for women of different ages and with figures of different types.

In cool weather, a sundress can always be complemented with a short spencer jacket, a stole or a thin shawl. Putting on a sundress, you can wear it on your own, or combine it with blouses, tops, T-shirts, leggings, creating layering. Scarves, stoles and shawls are perfect for a sundress.

Jill Stuart, J Song

Photo above - Michael Kors Collection, Alberta Ferretti
Photo below - Suno, Herve Leger by Max Azria

Popular motifs with bright floral prints in various shades, with ornaments or monochromatic. Ethnic motives are one of the leading trends. A mixture of modern and ancient cultures is actual. Therefore, if someone dares and uses Russian patterns in a sundress, it will be luxurious, because our ancestors knew and knew how to appreciate beauty. Business-style sundresses are most often black, gray, beige, dark blue. These are the colors that go with any blouse.

Ralph Lauren, Elie Saab
John Richmond, Chloe

Fashionable fabrics for sundresses

And yet, considering specifically the summer version of sundresses, it should be borne in mind that the fabrics should be light and airy. These are chiffon, linen, cotton, madras, seersaker.

Salvatore Ferragamo, Dennis Basso

Sundress decor

Sundresses in the new season prefer flounces, frills and embroidery. Embroidery has always been an adornment of sundresses in Russian national costumes; hemstitch... An original model in the Jonathan Simkhai collection, which complements the embroidery with fringes. Pay special attention to the Temperley London collection, where you will find a huge variety of embroidered designs.

Carolina Herrera, Jonathan Simkhai
Suno, Temperley London

The sundress, despite its difficult fate in Russia, when, according to the reforms of Tsar Peter I, he was expelled from the wardrobe of the nobility, remains today the most "tenacious" piece of clothing.

To all that has been said, I would like to add that the Russian folk sundress is a very beautiful outfit, and it is worthy of attention. And if you use some elements of Russian national dress, you can create a delightful summer sundress in the Russian style. Maybe you can do it?