Italian women believe in keeping their ensemble simple yet elegant. Women are always always well dressed in well fitted clothes.
With respect to the key trends for women, the focus is on keeping the look semi-formal to formal at all times.
Italian belles love their jeans, but not the baggy over sized varieties. Italian jeans are invariably skinny and extremely well fitted. Jeans are most often paired with blouses and smart tops and rarely T-shirts. Tank tops are also popular in Italy.
A-line and pencil skirts that lend grace to the feminine form are popular Italian clothing trends for women. And the little black dress occupies place of pride in every Italian woman’s wardrobe.
This is how real women on the streets in Italy look.
The Romantic woman should avoid classically tailored styles and instead you can opt for softer cuts which are more feminine.You are the woman who hates jeans and prefers to wear a flowing feminine skirt and a pretty blouse, even to do the gardening or house cleaning. You always pay a great deal of attention to details like choosing your earrings, the shapes of your collars, and the colours of your tights. Tiny tucks, pleats, gathered skirts and billowy sleeves will always attract you.
You love colour, and avoid dusty, dark shades. You probably love the passionate pinks, reds, plums, purples and violets worn with delicate pastels or light coloured lace and soft blouses, perhaps with dainty embroidered flowers or butterflies, and you will adjust all these colours to complement your own skin-tone and hair colour.
Your fabrics are soft, fluid and rich. Velvets, lace, silks and jersey are all favourites. You would avoid stiff suedes, or very tightly woven fabrics. Your prints are florals, or softly muted and blended colouring in pastels – never strong contrasts.
The Romantic woman should avoid classically tailored styles, even for work, which make you look and feel boring. Instead you can opt for softer cuts which are more feminine, but still professional.
A dress and shawl could be an alternative to a suit, but be careful not to look too frilly or silly in a work environment. At home you would be wearing blouses and skirts.
Black twill halterneck dress from Necessary Evil. This dress fastens at the back of the neck with black ribbon and has a chrome zip central to the back.
This flattering dress features a poplin ruffled bust, asymmetrical layered poplin skirt, adjustable corseted sides for a better fit and a chrome zip at the back.
This cleverly designed corset from Spin Doctor gives the appearance of an underbust with should straps but is actually a full top and includes a section of black opaque nylon and mesh to mask you bust.
This section give the effect of a underlayer but as it is part of the same top it will fit more comfortably and move with you.
