How to Look Amazing In An Occasional Vintage Dress? Vintage Dresses in Different Eras

Vintage dresses are a prized favorite in any costume party across the globe. There are people always find a reason so that they can dress up and wear and show off their vintage look. There are people who even shop for their look every occasion – they upgrade. If you are one of these people, you need to make sure that the style of the vintage dress fits your body shape, your image and your personality so you can remarkable in it.

When shopping for the right vintage dress for you, remember that you have a wide variety of choices, so it would b best that you already have something in mind. You also need to have something back up in mind when you shop, because you don’t want to end sitting with a colleague wearing the same vintage dress. Having the same dress as anyone’s is not bad, but you know women – they want to look fabulous, and they want to own that look.

First, you need to know the styles and choose one from the styles so you can pick the right vintage dress. For instance, we have the 1920’s, 1930′s, 1940′s, 1950′s, 1960′s, 1970′s, and the 1980′s. Let’s look at each style below:

The Party Dress – this style has been popular for its short, straight top-bottom shape, beaded or fringed, with no sleeves flapper dress. It’s not body-hugging, but it’s a star on the dance floor.

Dropping Hemlines – this style is more of longer dresses usually have an exquisite flow to them, without being too fitting – simple but elegant.

War Dress – With war ongoing, 1940′s was not a good time to party, but the dresses were never out of fashion. The dresses complement small waists, with the skirt flowing up to just below the knee, showing off the curves.

The Prom Dress – After the war comes the partying, and women were dressed in wonderful prom dresses in the 1950′s. Usually, the vintage dress in this style, similar to the War Dress, has small waist with a full skirt, and without straps – the perfect boob tube dress.

The Contender of the 50’s – the 60’s has its style of eyeliners, micro miniskirts and go-go boots. However, there are also beaded and flowing chiffon skirts – not really a 50’s prom dress style, but is classic.

The Daring Party Dress – this style gave a new look to the straight up and down party dress. The 70’s party dress is a classic low-cut halter dress – classy, daring and sexy.

The Padded Dress – who would have thought of padding in dresses? You might want to laugh about the pads, but these pads surely rocked the 80’s. Coupled with stretchable (almost spandex) fabric and lots of sequins, this style will surely grab eyes – might even win you the Best Costume award.

Surely, you have a number of options as you shop for your vintage dress. It could get confusing. Just keep in mind that whatever style you pick, you need to be comfortable with the vintage dress. A dress without the wearer’s confidence and comfort would be useless.

Okay, now that I have broken that down for you, I hope it will help give some people a clearer idea on what to look for. If you aren’t to picky about a particular style and just want to find something beautiful and unique, than I would suggest, taking the afternoon off and go to your nearest vintage store and start trying those dresses on.