Dresses in the Greek style do not go out of fashion for decades and are suitable not only for all girls, but for any occasion, looking equally gorgeous. These dresses are gentle, airy, but elegant.
Their cut is as free as possible, but at the same time emphasizing all the advantages of the figure. And despite the fashion trends, one way or another imposing their rules on dresses in the Greek style, every woman who puts them on always begins to feel like an ancient goddess, as it was in ancient times.
Features dresses in the Greek style
Since the tunics of goddesses were taken as the basis for such dresses, they differ:
- The softness of the lines and the silhouette that fits the figure, as well as the free cut and lightness of the fabrics, which are well amenable to drapery - chiffon, satin, silk, organza;
- A high waistline running under the bust and usually a long hem;
- The absence of corsets, rigid frames and fluffy skirts - the latter flow and can be both single-layered and multi-layered, but always draped;
- Open arms and partly shoulder lines, but modern sleeves also have sleeves;
- As a rule, light pastel colors, although there may be exceptions.
Today, designers are experimenting with dresses in the Greek style, cutting off their length and adding flounces to them, making the hem asymmetrical, as well as performing them in bright colors. The decoration of such dresses uses golden braid, ribbons, lace, beads, chains, beadwork and sequins, and the hem can be decorated with even a small train.
What figure will fit
Greek dresses compare favorably with others in that they fit absolutely any figure, giving it proportionality and adding femininity. For example, to complete women such a dress will give harmony, hiding excess centimeters in some places, and to thin women, on the contrary, visually add a few savory centimeters.
The whole style of dresses in the Greek style is designed to emphasize the beauty of the female body and its natural curves, including the charming period of pregnancy.
Casual models: short, long
Despite the fact that the Greek dress is an ideal option for publication, it can also be used as casual clothing, if you wear them with shoes on a flat sole, without expensive and bright accessories and too frilly decoration fabric.
Shorter variations of such dresses are especially suitable for everyday life - they are more like a warrior's toga than a goddess's dress, but still retain their charm. These can be dresses up to the knee, or even above it, which can wonderfully fulfill the role of summer sarafans, and are suitable for walking or friendly gatherings.
Evening styles
The dress in the Greek design is a classic, and the classic is appropriate always and everywhere, whatever the occasion for the evening out. Their cut does not burden the woman and does not constrain her movements, allowing you to feel easy and at ease, thereby adding to the luxury of her whole appearance.
But if the evening exit has a strict status, then it is desirable to supplement the Greek dress with gloves of a suitable color. The winter version of such dresses implies the presence of light chiffon sleeves.
One of the popular design options for the top of this dress is an asymmetrical armhole, but the most versatile for evening exits will be a V-shaped neckline, which also serves as an excellent design for a necklace, necklace or other jewelry on the neck.
Girls with courage can put on dresses with an open back - by the way, there are special decorations for backs. When choosing an outfit, you should be guided by a dress code.
Prom dresses
Such models are perfect for proms - a girl in a Greek dress will become a model of elegance and impeccability.
But this event and early age give room for fashionable experiments - the attire can be not only traditionally long, but also short, as well as performed in bright colors, which will only emphasize the peculiarity of the farewell school evening.
And since this event is late, the girls will not be superfluous to get a little jacket in a set for the dress.
Wedding white dresses in the Greek style
One of the most important days in life is the wedding day, on which every bride wants to be exceptionally beautiful. A light and flying white Greek dress is an excellent and perhaps even the best substitute for traditional corset dresses with a full skirt.
It, like no other, emphasizes the tenderness and fragility of the bride, as a result of which neither the groom nor the guests can take their eyes off her. Moreover, drapery and decoration give the dress in the Greek style the appropriate occasion splendor, and the cut does not restrain movements, allowing the girl to naturally feel at a party, yet without fear that the wedding attire will hesitate.
And in the photo the dress looks luxurious. But it is important to note that the veil and the white Greek dress are not combined - a diadem will do.
Wedding dress (not for the bride)
Girls invited to the wedding often find themselves in a quandary - they want to shine and not overshadow the bride with their beauty. An excellent choice is a dress in the Greek style, which in this case can be up to the knee and be somewhat less decorated than for an evening out.
A very interesting and stylish option - the selection for bridesmaids dresses in the Greek style, which will support the wedding dress, but at the same time have a different length and pastel, but not white colors. Or, on the contrary, bright colors, working with the dress of the bride in contrast.
What to combine: shoes and accessories
Traditional canon implies a combination of Greek dress with flat sandals. If the hem is shortened or when walking opens legs, shoes with high lacing or so-called gladiator sandals with or without heels are ideal.
But modern outfits in the Greek style, of course, perfectly combined with shoes or sandals with thin high heels - thick and massive will not fit here. The most ideal option for shoes are open sandals with high heels.
Bright jewelry in this case will not work, and accessories as such should not be massive or catchy. Best of all dresses in the Greek style are combined with silver and gold. For an evening out with lightly decorated hair, gold long earrings and a chain with a pendant around the neck will do.
Such outfits involve jewelry on the hands: antique bracelets, which can be massive, covering almost all of the forearm, or vice versa, thin, wrapped around the wrist. You can wear a beautiful bezel or a stylized tiara on your head, possibly using braid.
Special emphasis in Greek dresses comes from the belt, which can be embroidered and wide, or thin golden - for example, in the form of a chain. The bag should ideally also be made in the Greek style and imitate the bags decorated with ribbons and sequins, chains or beads, etc.
How to sew a dress in Greek style with your own hands: patterns and step by step instructions
You can also make a dress in the Greek style with your own hands - after all, they were made back in the times when there were simply no very complex sewing accessories. Yes, it is unlikely that you will be able to make a dress for an evening out yourself, since this style still has its own difficulties and it is better to entrust the sewing of festive clothing to other people - professionals. A casual outfit in the Greek style is quite affordable. It can be sewn even without a single seam, based only on the pattern shown below:
- A piece of well draped fabric needs to be cut from the roll, spread out on a table or floor so that the direction of the equity thread goes across. Iron the fabric.
- Side cut lines bend to the middle of the resulting rectangle of fabric;
- Slightly push apart the top folded corners to form a neck. To fix these places with decorative hairpins or even selected brooches;
- Putting the dress on the open part of the front, beautifully arrange the fabric with folds and fix the belt, which will keep the outfit in the desired position.
Round neckline
A free short summer outfit in the antique style is simply made elementary, which is noticeable in the attached pattern. Although you can experiment with the length of the fabric - young girls can sew a dress above the knees, and ladies seeking elegance or not wanting to show their legs in some situations, will spend more fabric.
- Place a piece of the selected fabric on the table or floor, iron and sew the side seams on the sewing machine;
- Cut the neck and handle it on the sewing machine with an oblique piping, as well as armholes. In some cases, the cut of the armhole can just bend;
- Wear a dress and grab the belt, placing it just below or above the waist.
Whatever the skills in the field of sewing, simple outfits in the Greek style will still be able to do it, and as a result you will surely get a work of art from which people will come to delight and ask you where and for how much you purchased such a dress. And then you can continue, and sew for themselves more complex models.
And there are some more dresses in the Greek style in the next video.
