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British style of dress

Victorian style refers to the dress style during the reign of Queen Victoria of England between 1837 and 1901. Women's dresses of that era were characterized by the extensive use of lace, spaghetti, ruffles, ribbons, bows, multi-layered cake cuts, folds, pleats and other elements, as well as stand-up collars, high-waisted, princess sleeves, leg-of-mutton sleeves and other courtly styles. With the prevalence of vintage trend, this gorgeous and subtle soft style is bringing us a refreshing feeling. Lace, with its antique feel, is the number one representative of Victorian style. Good lace is quite costly handmade, and the cost is not bandit, with the precious sense of haute couture, and nowadays the use of advanced technology, so that the lace has become more soft, breathable, easy to iron, and therefore began to be used in a large area of the clothing. Victorian era, women like in the neckline, cuffs, hem of the skirt to reveal the lace lingerie, and even then the popular afternoon tea, but also to lay the white embroidered lace tablecloths and napkins, only to appear moody, visible lace in the Victorian era the importance of.

Nowadays, in addition to pure lace tops, lace is also used by the superb splicing technology to the localization of clothing, such as necklines, lapels, cuffs, hems and so on, and other materials mixed and matched to create a more gorgeous and complex effect. On the other hand, the use of lace in combination with firm materials also makes it more versatile. You can wear it even if you have a fuller figure. The use of high quality lace will become ubiquitous. The so-called leg of lamb sleeve, as the name suggests, is a sleeve like a leg of lamb, with the upper end fluffed up and a long section tightened near the wrist. This very European classical beauty of the sleeve type is popular, whether it is silk tops or knitted sweaters have been used to this sleeve type, emphasizing the fluffy shaped upper body at the same time, the relative shortening of the length of the blouse, is the key to it.

In addition to the leg of mutton sleeve, with the princess atmosphere of bubble sleeve and lantern sleeve is also very popular, fluffy lantern sleeve more can highlight the small arm and wrist of the slim, popular with the way is outside the seven sleeve jacket, lantern sleeve will reveal a section, is also very beautiful. Grab pleats and folds are the key words of the Victorian style, with vertical lines to shape the beauty of the subtle, with folds to create a sense of splendor, so both the shirt, skirt have folds appear, the cuffs of the reverse pleat is also used more.

Makeup Whether it's clothing or makeup, the romantic purple is the protagonist, and the light lavender purple eye makeup is as sweet and relaxing as afternoon tea, which is most suitable for matching with a variety of Victorian shaped clothing, and it complements each other. In addition to smooth and elegant bun is back, or a center-parted wavy long hair, breaking the image of spring and summer laziness and loose, advocating sophisticated and solemn.