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Vera Grib, stylist, fashion influencer;
Alena Noskova, celebrity stylist, fashion expert.
Clothing style is a targeted selection of things and accessories by color, silhouette and decor in such a way as to correspond to the prevailing ideas about the manner of dressing in a certain social group. Simply put, this is the choice of clothing in accordance with what is customary in the environment to which a person belongs. Therefore, often subcultures associated with certain trends in music or periods in history form their own style of clothing so that adherents can be easily identified. Clothing style is a kind of code by which we recognize our own.
What are the different clothing styles?
A large group of various styles is associated with a separate direction in culture, this includes gothic style, grunge, ethno and hippie, cyberpunk, biker and many others
There is no established classification of styles. Each school of designers or fashion designers may divide existing styles into their own categories. There are several groups of styles that meet a specific task – to emphasize one or another characteristic.
- Pol. In this case, the image is intended to emphasize masculinity or femininity. Moreover, the image does not necessarily coincide with gender: there are styles that will emphasize masculinity in a woman, and femininity in a man.
- Status. The image is intended to indicate the well-being of a person and his social status.
- Belonging to a certain culture. A voluminous group of diverse styles, one way or another connected with cultural trends. This includes gothic style, grunge, ethno and hippie, cyberpunk, biker and many others.
- Occupation. Utilitarian clothing styles associated with a specific type of activity.
- Historical period. As a rule, the image is selected taking into account how long a particular item of clothing has been in fashion.
Romantic style
The romantic style is characterized by floral patterns in textiles, the presence of frills and ruffles, and feminine silhouettes.
It is characterized by dresses with floral patterns, frills and ruffles, and light shoes with heels. You can also add intricate but small jewelry, and put your hair in braids or do voluminous styling.
Masculine style
In a muscular style, you can wear jackets with enlarged shoulders, skinny trousers, and men’s accessories that elongate the silhouette, such as long ties.
His task, on the contrary, is to give the woman a brutal, partly aggressive look. This style uses techniques to change the silhouette. The traditional hourglass silhouette for women’s styles is deliberately changed to an inverted triangle. To do this, you can wear jackets with enlarged shoulders, narrow trousers, and in addition, men’s accessories that lengthen the silhouette, such as long ties. Of course, the hairstyle must match – the hair is collected in a strict ponytail or bun, simulating a short haircut.
Feminine style
Thanks to the younger generation of actors and singers, the feminine style is gaining popularity, they paint their nails and wear traditionally feminine jewelry
Romance can also be characteristic of men. Followers of this style wear traditionally feminine jewelry, wear blouses with ruffles and flounces, and sometimes even wear heels and paint their nails.
Unisex style
Unisex clothing does not have a lot of embellishment or prints.
From the name it is clear that this manner of dressing erases all signs of gender. It can often be confused with minimalism because clothing in this style does not involve a lot of decoration or prints. It is as versatile as possible – both men and women can wear the same thing.
Glamour
Glamorous men and women do not hesitate to wear bright items of clothing, large jewelry, expressive makeup, and they can often be seen wearing rhinestones and feathers
Popular in the early 2000s and periodically returning to fashion, this style brings a sense of celebration. Glamorous men and women do not hesitate to wear bright clothing, large jewelry, and expressive makeup. It’s like they’re celebrating every day of life. They also demonstrate that they can afford to buy expensive things. It is this style that is so characterized by logomania, that is, things with large brand logos.
Old money, or Quiet luxury
In old money style, things look so neutral that you won’t understand how much they cost or what brand they are.
This style has come into fashion recently. It, as opposed to glamor, is made up of very expensive things that look so neutral that you won’t understand how much they cost or what brand they are. Unless, of course, you wear similar things. This is a kind of code for the rich: “No one knows that we are rich, but for people in our circle our condition is obvious.”
Preppy
The preppy style is characterized by typically English fabrics (tweed, checkered wool), formal trousers and jackets, white shirts under wool vests, loafers, messenger bags
A fun style inspired by the aesthetics of British boarding schools. Echoes of the school uniform give the image naivety and severity at the same time. Preppies are characterized by typically English fabrics (tweed, checkered wool), formal trousers and jackets, white shirts under wool vests, loafers and messenger bags.
Business style
If we talk about general business style, then it is a strict silhouette, discreet makeup, neat shoes, a minimum of frivolity
A company may have its own business style, regulating the colors of clothing, and even the length of hair and nails. If we talk about general business style, then it is a strict silhouette, discreet makeup, neat shoes, and a minimum of frivolity. This style of clothing should not distract others from work and allows you to always look neat and collected.
Casual, smart casual
In the smart casual style, jeans, sneakers, and even T-shirts are allowed, but everything should look business style, not sporty.
Both names can be found on invitations. It is important that casual and smart casual differ from business style in that they have greater freedom of choice of clothing. Jeans, sneakers, and even T-shirts are allowed. But at the same time, everything should look in a business style, not sporty. Casual elements can be combined with business…
