You always remember the dress you wore to prom. Here's a look at the evolution of prom dresses, from huge, puffy sleeves to bejeweled bodices.
Once limited to covered-up looks and mother-of-the-bride styles, today's older generation of women are proving that dressing sexy doesn't have to stop at a certain age. From red carpet sirens like Jane Fonda and Susan Sarandon to on-stage icons Cher and Madonna, these are the women uti...
I quickly determined there was no way I could get the dress I wanted by placing the pattern on the lengthwise straight-of-grain. The flare of the skirt, which I wanted to be mid-calf, precluded any notion of such a layout. At 45” wide, I knew I could just get the dress length I...
A shift dress is a timeless piece that has charmed fashion enthusiasts for decades with its simple, straight fall. As the trend makes a revival, our collection of 50 free shift dress patterns caters to the aspiring dressmaker. These patterns are not only accessible but also cost-effective, pro...
Best known for: Dress pants that take the traditional (like a plaid Prince of Wales pattern) and then inject it with the modern, like stretch fabric or even drawstring trouser detailing. All the while, minimal, modern colors and styles abound. ...
dresses are so comfy you will want to ditch pants forever. And once you realize that wearing a dress often means you only put one piece of clothing on and you're ready, there's no turning back. If you don't know where to start, here are the styles of dresses that will be big in...
Of course, the colour black had been used for formal and semi-formal dresses for decades before Chanel’s influential 1926 design. The dress was also not her first black dress, nor was she the first designer to create a simple black dress; however, it was Chanel who decided that its appe...
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‘No brown in town’ and ‘never wear navy and black’ are the two that first spring to mind.Another, and one you’ll read on plenty of styles sites, is that you should never wear a pre-tied bow tie. What purpose does this serve other than to stroke the wearer’s ego that he, ...
past five decades. In fact, in the ’90s, DVF saw a revival when a younger generation of women began discovering wrap dresses in vintage stores. Today, through rewrap.com, DVF’s new preloved marketplace, the wrap dress has found a place with Gen Z’s home-sewing, vintage-loving ...