An old stereotype says that a gray dress is very boring, monotonous and completely inexpressive. People tend to start to neglect the clothes of gray shades. However, designers in 2015-2016. focused on gray dresses, why?
Popularity of gray dresses in 2015-2016
In the second half of 2015, gray and many of its shades suddenly came into fashion. Lovers of soothing colors were once again lucky, gray clothes began to be abundantly supplied to stores. And these are not only dresses, but also various cardigans, sweaters, raincoats, trench coats, down jackets and even accessories.
However, the designers focused on the gray dress. Huge collections of evening dresses, as well as sheath dresses, were created. The gray sweater dress was the most popular. A similar dress was released by various fashion houses, starting with Chanel and ending with Zara. However, a dress of this style and color is more suitable for thin girls and women, because it has a baggy style.
Who suits gray dresses?
The famous writer claimed thatgray color is not suitable for every woman and paints only special ones. However, modern fashion designers will not agree with his opinion and will offer every woman a gray dress that suits her. Perhaps it's not even the color of the dress, but its style. In most cases, a baggy gray dress with a closed neck will not suit full women, but almost every overweight woman can wear sheath dresses that do not go out of fashion! This dress will help emphasize the main advantages: chest, waist and hips. Balloon dresses create a feeling of lightness, and also cover a full belly. A dress with a V-neck can emphasize a beautiful bust and waist.
However, despite the fact that gray is considered universal, there are many shades of it, and not everyone will be able to suit you. For example, a charcoal gray shade will suit a girl with blond hair, as well as pale skin. Shades of moss grey, pearl grey, and gunmetal are ideal for girls with brown hair, as well as brown or green eyes. These colors are among the brightest among all shades of gray. Shades of "gray moss" and "slate gray" are recommended by designers for girls and women with bright red hair. Dark gray color is suitable for dresses in the style of "office minimalism".
What to wear?
The gray dress at all times went well with such bright details as a scarf, handbag and shoes. Red is perfect for some gray shades, soyou can complement your image with a clutch, scarf and red shoes. The main thing is that the shade of red should be one. The gray dress (photo with the image below) opens up great opportunities for creativity!
A grayish blue or light brown jacket will perfectly complement the dress! The image will turn out even more interesting if you pick up shoes to match the jacket.
A black patent leather handbag and shoes will help complement a business look. If the dress is dark gray, the image of a business woman must be complemented with a bright satin handkerchief, which will turn the outfit into a more interesting and lively one.
To go out, light gray dresses are ideally complemented by bright details, such as a golden clutch and handbag. This look is often used by stars on the red carpet, because it is quite often a win-win.
The dress is gray, giving off silver, can be complemented with silver shoes and a handbag to match. This outfit is perfect for going out.
In fact, designers proved to the whole world in the fall that gray is not only suitable for modest people and office plankton. Since then, celebrities have often chosen a gray dress for going out, because it favorably emphasizes the figure, creates a sexy, but at the same time not defiant look.
Makeup
A gray dress is most often quite calm and not at all aggressive, which means that makeup for it should be done in a similar range. The image is ideally complemented by arrows, as well as beige and white shadows. If the dress is complemented by some bright accessories, thenit is best not to use bright lipstick or gloss, but to choose some transparent and unobtrusive color. Sometimes it turns out that the image turned out to be boring, and the gray dress is to blame. The photo below offers a great makeover that will turn a faded look into real elegance.
Dresses in gray colors, which were so mercilessly neglected before, open up huge boundaries for fashionistas. You can experiment, change accessories, as well as make-up.
