Tunic's dress entered the wardrobe of the modern woman relatively recently. Nevertheless, it quickly gained popularity due to its versatility. After all, the tunic, depending on the style and fabric, is appropriate not only for the hike to the beach, it is good for both evening exits, and even for the office.
The story of this thing is rooted deep in antiquity. Still back to our era free robes that can be considered a prototype of tunica, men and women in Africa put on. Then the Persian warriors and an approximate king began to fall into it. At that time it was a long dress with spacious sleeves and a wide belt, which was solely man.
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In ancient Greece, wearing clothes that were not cried and did not stitch. The main task of these things was to help move the heat and not to embello on the sun under the sun. Cover the nudity in those days did not specifically sought. More importantly considered natural cooling of the skin, and not enough. In addition, such a clothing made it easier for women breastfeeding. Therefore, people dressed in a simple removal of flax or cotton, wrapped around the body, which was called Hiton. Try to imagine: a rectangle about a meter for two meters folded in half vertically and chained on the shoulders. The obligatory attribute was the belt, over which the release of fabric was made. Hiton perfectly emphasized the silhouette: when the wind slightly swallowed the fabric on the sides, it was possible to see a naked leg. Initially, they were sewed without patterns, and the role of decorative elements was performed by folds. But subsequently began to decorate no less lush than other types of clothing.
In antiquity, tunic worn men
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In ancient Rome, Chiton turned into a tunic. The general appearance became more collected and strict, and the number of folds significantly decreased. Tunic in those days served as an ancient roman by everyday home clothing. She no longer looked like a simple piece of fabric, which was drained by the body. She stitched from two panels, she closed both shoulders, and put on the head and first had only side armors for hands. Then she had short, elbow, sleeves that were not seen, but formed folded fabrics; They were considered for a long time a sign of scoffsies and stockiness. The collar was not - this detail was deprived of all antique clothes. Long, to the knees, the tunic was subjected. True, without folds, it began to look less expressive. In an effort to variety, clothes were decorated with embroidery, brooches and ribbons.
First, in ancient Rome, the tunic was wore exclusively warriors. However, appreciating the convenience of this item of the wardrobe, women were also borrowed. Civil variation received the name of sex. She was longer than the military, and it could be rocked. And it is worth noting that the tunic was considered lower clothes. In order to meet the requirements of public morality, leaving the house, the Romans put on the table - a long cape, which reached an ankle. There was a gradation, according to which the length of the tunic and its decorative elements were determined in accordance with the estate. For example, only aristocrats could wear a table with a loop. Know the flavored in white, and the lower estate representatives sewed clothes from the tissue of muffled tones. There were distinguishing signs that were laid on the robes of famous warriors and politicians.
After the fall of the Roman Empire, Tunic became in use of the Byzantines, and then became popular and in eastern culture. It was Arabs that contributed to the fact that it was actively started to decorate with various stones and embroidery. It is not surprising that it was so loved by rich.
For a long time, this thing was worn exclusively in the east. In Europe, it was revived only in the second half of the XVIII century, in the era of the heyday of the ampir style. But even at that time, only the most bold fashionistas could be put on her, she did not acquire wide popularity. In the XIX century, the tunic disappeared from the erup of Europeans and was preserved in a certain form only in the venues of clergy, but did not lose, however, their importance in the eastern peoples.
Tunic is suitable for any figure
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And now let's jump in our time. In the late sixties, the twentieth century, the youth of Western countries rebelled against the bourgeois lifestyle and War in Vietnam. The slogan "Make love, and not the war" became the motto of a whole generation. This worldview was reflected on the appearance of young people: regardless of gender they began to wear long hair, torn jeans and tunics painted with all sorts of vegetable ornaments and symbols. The latter returned to the fact that the hippie loved to ride in different countries, including in India, from where they brought the cloth almost forget. Enestelle who bloomed in the Hippie era, took the robust position in the fashion world.
Then the Eastern culture was carried away and representatives of the fashion world. Only in contrast to the outfits of the Indian elders their tunics were significantly shorter. The first caught this tendency of Yves Saint-Laurent, creating a model in sand tones with sexual lacing for the Bohemian public. Since then, this thing has firmly settled in the wardrobe of the stars: the singer Marianna Faitful, the actress Mia Farrow and Ursula Andress flashed at parties in richly embroidered tunic from fabrics with the Paisley Indian pattern. And in our time, the designers do not get tired interpreting this classical detail of the wardrobe in its own way. So, fashion designer Matthew Williamson is fond of psychedelic patterns, and Diana von Fürstenberg decorates its works with applications from sequins.
Tunic can be worn alone or pants
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According to the rules and without
Today Tunica is called clothes that corresponds to several criteria: does not have a collar and is one-piece front and rear. Tunic can be like sleeves, and without them, with cuts on the sides and without these. Length can vary, only the condition remains unchanged so that the hips are closed.
So how is it worth combining this bright thing with others to look stylish? The first thing you need to understand when choosing a tunic is that it goes to everyone. Rather, you can pick up the perfect model to any figure. You are small or high, with narrow or wide shoulders - you can always find an option that will arrange you. By the way, the tunic is perfect for full women, because thanks to the free cut and prints, she hides roundness that I would like to disguise. But it also looks attractive and louds, who would like to visually make a figure more voluminous.
When choosing, you need to pay attention to the neckline. The most beautiful models are with a V-shaped and round neckline. But the square is most suitable, which focuses on the face and neckline, distracting attention from problem areas.
Each season designers offer new topical colors, but a white tunic - out of competition. Stylish, elegant and absolutely universal. Such a model refreshes the image, looks great in the summer and goes to any color. Want to create a more discreet image or just seem slimmer? Choose black things.
It is possible to combine this piece of wardrobe with anything. For example, a tunic with shorts is an excellent option for hot weather. By the way, you can wear any shorts - from jeans or flax, bright, dark, torn, long or short, tight or baggy ... This thing looks good with trousers, facilitating the whole look, but it is important that the bottom was without the abundance of accessories, embroidery and Pockets. Many people will seem too daring, but the tunic is capable of perfectly combined with a leather jacket. Moreover, the jacket may be short, reaching the waist, and the tunic is longer. Or throw on the shoulders of the jacket by running the sleeves. It can be worn even with a denim jacket, given that we just returned fashion for the style of the eighties. It should not experiment except with a triple, although designers are likely to be offered to us and such options. Want to wear a tunic to the office? Also not a problem! Choose a simple model without abundance of bright details and create an excellent ensemble with a pencil skirt or straight monophonic trousers.
Dark color helps look slimmer
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Shoes are better to wear elegant, such as sandals on a flat sole or open sandals. In this case, the image will be deliberately ethnic. And if you do not have such a task, you can wear a tunic with shorts and boots, and the boots in the country style with a fringe will be especially impressive.
Mandatory accessory for the tunic - belt. He helps to play with her shape, emphasizing the hips or waist, making it if necessary more thin. The belt to the tunic can be both wide and narrow, leather or cotton, monophonic or patterned. You can also use a colored silk scarf as it. Do not forget about several bracelets or long beads - and the image in the style of hippie is ready!