Tweed jackets and coats have long become a real classic and an indicator of good taste. However, not only business suits and outerwear are sewn from this noble material, but also feminine, elegant outfits, including dresses and skirts. In a tweed dress you will look elegant and feel royal, because tweed is the fabric worn by English kings and aristocrats.
Since the 1930s, tweed suits have been the favorite clothing of many members of the Windsor dynasty, for example, Edward the Seventh and George the Fifth. Following the royal family, most of the English nobility wore tweed clothing.
In this article we will tell you about the features of tweed and the most fashionable styles of dresses from this material.
Pros and cons of fabric
To begin, consider the positive and negative qualities of tweed tissue. The advantages of this material include:
- mostly natural composition;
- unusual relief texture;
- the ability to keep warm well;
- elasticity;
- pleasant tactile sensations, softness;
- wear resistance and durability;
- high degree of strength;
- the ability to maintain color for a long time, even when exposed to direct sunlight;
- the ability to quickly remove a hold or a pull.
Despite the rather long list of advantages, this fabric is not without drawbacks. Here are the minuses of tweed:
- Since the fabric contains a large percentage of wool, it is very attractive for moths;
- tweed is associated with severity and restraint, besides, this fabric has a certain age shade - young girls in tweed dress may feel uncomfortable.
Models
The founder of tweed clothes is Coco Chanel, who introduced fashion to the original and elegant tweed jackets and women's trouser suits.
Chanel tweed dresses are very popular, they help to create a confident image of a business lady.
Tweed dresses are business style clothing. It so happened that the romantic, evening or cocktail dresses from this fabric almost never sew. Despite the rather strict framework, which is limited to business style, tweed dresses impress with the beauty and variety of styles.
Since this fabric is rather dense, it does not drape well, so tweed dresses usually have the most simple, straight or slightly fitted silhouette. However, if you choose a thinner tweed, with the addition of artificial fibers, you can find a dress with a voluminous skirt like a tulip or a bell.
The most popular model of tweed dress is, of course, the case - a real symbol of femininity and elegance. In addition, tweed is suitable for dress-shift, dress with a smell and dress-jacket.
Care
Tweed for the most part consists of wool, so it needs careful care, otherwise the product may lose shape. It is recommended to wash the tweed dress in warm water (at a temperature not exceeding 30 degrees) manually or in a washing machine in the delicate wash mode.
To prevent the dress from deforming during drying, spread it horizontally on a dryer or on the floor, putting light cotton under it. Turn the product inside out before ironing. The iron should not come in contact with tweed, so you need to iron the dress through a moistened thin fabric or gauze.
