Velvet dresses and fashionable velvet outfits 2016-2017

New season fall-winter 2016-2017 will dress fashionistas in velvet. But these are not only velvet dresses, coats, trouser suits, pajamas, bombers, capes and accessories can be velvet. The designers were especially enthusiastic about the sets of velvet clothes at the New York Fashion Week.

Velvet almost always appears on the catwalk, and not only in the fall-winter season. This dignified and noble material looks impressive at any time of the year. An elegant velvet dress will envelop you in regal luxury even on a summer evening at a gala event.

Types of velvet fabrics

Various fabrics are currently produced with a texture similar to that of velvet. Their cost is distributed in a wide range, and therefore each of us will be able to choose a velvet fabric according to his capabilities. For warmer clothes, plush textiles or wool-based velor are suitable.

Elastic stretch velor is used for tight-fitting and sportswear. A luxurious panne (thin shiny fabric) - for sewing elegant dresses. The latter type may include silk or viscose. The patterned texture of panne velvet looks expensive and elegant. The color of velvet, whatever it may be, is distinguished by its richness and mesmerizing depth.

A special kind of velvet is etched velvet, in which the pile surface is arranged in the form of patterns on a silk (usually chiffon) basis. As a result of complex technological processing, a translucent fabric is obtained, the appearance of which resembles velvet lace patterns located on a transparent background. This kind of velvet is extraordinarily feminine.

Isa Arfen, Giorgio Armani, Jill Stuart

In the fall-winter 2016-2017 season, designers propose to reconsider the purpose of the royal material and sew everyday suits from it. Perhaps some of us will not agree that luxurious fabric is used as a tracksuit, but this use of velvet does not detract from its merits and does not deprive it of nobility.

Alberta Ferretti, Bottega Veneta

Photo from above - Costume National, Derek Lam
Photo below - Jill Stuart

Velvet is a self-sufficient material that can not be decorated with embroidery or rhinestones, but it all depends on individual preferences. For example, Dolce & Gabbana designers have proposed a number of bold solutions - with appliqués. If you are a brave girl and can present this difficult option, then the matter remains with its acquisition.

Dolce & gabbana
Derek Lam, Emporio Armani

Luxurious capes made of velvet fabrics will not cause any doubts, because in the Middle Ages it was from this fabric that magnificent elegant raincoats were sewn for both men and women.

Giorgio armani

Velvet clothes can give a woman the opportunity to feel like a special royal family. Velvet transforms any piece of clothing into a luxurious outfit.

A long dress visually makes you taller, so this outfit, in combination with high-heeled shoes, will suit women of any size. A long velvet dress will make your look feminine and gorgeous. The model looks especially seductive with a side cut that exposes the leg and part of the thigh.

Since asymmetry remains a popular element in the 2016-2017 season, you will look gorgeous in velvet dresses with a one-shoulder cut or other original geometric necklines.

The minimalism style in velvet outfits is not at all superfluous, because the fabric is beautiful in itself. Therefore, loose silhouettes and simple cut are perfectly embodied in velvet.

Giorgio Armani, Marchesa
Ralph Lauren

The short velvet dress is the most popular. After all, observing the laconic cut, you can put it on in the office every day. At the same time, styles can differ in a variety of sleeves, cut of skirts, neckline, degree of fit and other cut elements.But even for special occasions, short velvet dresses look no less elegant than long floor-length dresses, especially on young creatures.

Brandon Maxwell, Zuhair Murad

Who is the velvet dress suitable for?

In a velvet dress, not only slender women will look great, but also owners of magnificent forms, for which you just need to choose the right style. If curvaceous shapes are in doubt about a velvet outfit, consider a velvet trim.

An equally original and luxurious look can be created by combining velvet fabric with another type of fabric, for example, with chiffon of the same color, with lace, satin, silk. For the decoration of velvet outfits, designers use rhinestones, braid, embroidery and appliqué trimmings. Velvet looks great in drapery and flared silhouettes.

Carolina Herrera, Giorgio Armani
Ralph Lauren, Roland Mouret

The color of the velvet outfit may be whatever suits you best, but the classic option is a black velvet dress. Extra pounds will also hide in it.

Combined with skillfully selected accessories, velvet outfits will look simply irresistible. A beautiful necklace will especially emphasize the magnificence of your outfit.

Alberta ferretti

We are opening the velvet season!