How To Choose A Cashmere Coat
How to choose autumn and winter coats? How to match them?
In the dark night, the moon is bright in the sky; in the daytime, the sky is blue and the clouds are light. This late autumn, I have seen the purest image of autumn. Abundance is accompanied by cheerfulness, together painting the world with ink...
This kind of beauty is graceful; this kind of shock is solemn and majestic. I never thought that the taste of autumn, which is the most fleeting, is so intoxicating.
This reminds me of coats. Do you know? Like a ray of light falling down, the beauty and elegance wrapped on the figure of a mature woman fits so well with the full beauty of autumn.
Straight outside and curved inside, swaying with gracefulness and charm, and slowly releasing a kind of decency and dignity through graceful manners.
If all the items of autumn and winter are classified and selected, then coats must be the most popular. Without it, just the decentness that blends with the environment of heaven and earth is enough.
Women who like to wear coats turn their obsession with beauty into a spirit that can resist the cold wind and bleakness, which always makes people look at them with awe.
Therefore, the selection and matching of coats have always been the highlight of autumn and winter fashion, and are also the focus of sharing with everyone. How should different people choose? Where to start?
Today's good show starts with the selection of styles.
✓ Key points:
There are three points to test when choosing clothes: 1. Aesthetic vision; 2. Experience; 3. The degree of understanding of oneself.
The aesthetic power that keeps pace with the times can turn experience into accurate judgment and control of oneself, so as to find one's own share and one scoop of drink in the ever-changing trend.
At this time, be careful not to be impatient and greedy for all insignificant bargains. Small items are okay, but large items or clothing with more obvious influence should be carefully and carefully selected.
So, what should you look at when choosing a coat? We list three points according to their importance: pattern, fabric, and color.
01· Pattern ~ silhouette·
Plate refers to pattern making and cutting. With the designer's dedication and the pattern maker's personal cutting, the lines and bones of a coat are clearly shaped, and at the same time, the most critical [shape] characteristics are also obtained.
The shape of a coat focuses on the outer silhouette. Because the fabric is thick and far away from the body, it is not directly worn close to the body, so its shape is not restricted by the body shape.
However, driven by the current aesthetic of showing body shape, how to make the coat both warm and highlight the body beauty of the wearer is the common wish of designers and consumers.
Transforming heaviness into lightness and rigidity into agility, the outer silhouette is particularly important.
Based on this, the coat's version and silhouette can be divided into four types: H, X, A, O
☑H-type
Shoulders, chest, waist, hips, in a straight line...H-type coats do not have the innate mission of highlighting the figure. Instead, it combines many excellent qualities:
Elegance, quietness, beauty, dignity, decency, generosity, stability, reliability, trustworthiness, etc.
A kind of nobility and generosity from genes, rendering and highlighting the temperament and character that women want most: elegance and nobility, as well as courage and decisiveness.
This kind of power resolutely participates in the PK with the cold winter; this spirit and demeanor are the key to the beauty of the coat.
Even if you have an ordinary appearance and figure, you can be charming because of it.
H-type coats are suitable for everyone. However, you can make some details screening due to the particularity of appearance, figure, and temperament. For example, if the curves are obvious, the fabric should be more delicate, and adding a belt is very suitable.
For example, if the straight line is obvious, the fabric and shape can be more rigid, and there is no need to use a belt. People who are neutral in straightness and curvature can list the H-type coat as the best without hesitation.
☑X-type
Compared with the power and momentum of the H-type coat, the X-type coat is the embodiment of the sexy femininity of charm and style. Then naturally, it is also picky. Not all women are suitable for wearing it.
The X-shape formed by the inward waist highlights the curve contrast of the chest, waist and hips, and also maximizes the charm of mature women. The obvious sense of curve is the main label.
When wearing an X-type coat, you must open the way with lightness. The inner layer should not be too thick, and the whole shape should not be too bloated... Otherwise, it will lose the advantage of the silhouette and instead highlight the shortcomings and avoid the strengths.
Therefore, for those with a round figure with exquisite and stylish figures, or in late autumn, early winter, and early spring, these seasons where the need for warmth is not important, you may wish to try it.
By the way, there is another idea: choose a light X-shaped cashmere coat and wear a down jacket on the outside. There are also such coat + down jacket two-in-one items on the market. If you come across a good-looking one, try it.
☑A-type
A-shaped outer coat is shaped like an equilateral triangle. It is narrow on the top and wide on the bottom, successfully extending the romantic skirt into a pretty and fresh feminine style. Compared with the sexy and mature X-shaped, its beauty is more refined and refined like a little woman.
It can be quiet and sweet, playful and smart, and elegant and dignified...As long as you choose the right style, from young girls to mature and mature people, you can find stability and calmness in this tranquility.
There are two points to note when choosing a style:
1. Avoid sweet elements
If you are not a girl, women over 30 years old, when buying an A-shaped coat, please try to avoid too many sweet elements. Since the silhouette is sweet, other details should be simple.
For example, doll collars, ruffles, high pleated hems, horn buttons, too short, and any embellishments that look too girly can be considered as appropriate.
2. Add some personality
A moderate amount of personality will make the A-type coat out of the ordinary and become a temperament label. The most representative cape-style coat has a rather ancient and elegant style, giving the image aura.
Bat-sleeved coats, which are mainly fashion brands, or mid-sleeved A-type coats, are favored by fashionistas for their unconventional ways.
☑O-type
If you desire freedom and hope to place your popular feelings for coats in a unique tone, then O-type coats are definitely the first choice. Getting rid of the body's attachment to clothes, O-type coats challenge the bottom line of aesthetics.
With broad shoulders and wide body, the O-shaped outer shape separates the body and coat most thoroughly, exuding a surreal beauty of freedom.
The unique structure, smooth curves, uninhibited style, and the contradictions and conflicts of straight and curved mix and match are perfectly interpreted in O-type coats. It is both round and square, and has the most individual beauty.
Selection focus: A moderate O-shaped shape is enough. Too exaggerated or individual is only suitable for concave shape.
The combination of the heaviness of the fur coat and the O-shaped shape conveys a naive roundness and cuteness. A casual wrap is a natural match with the light and sexy inner wear.
These design features also establish a style endorsement for not dressing properly.
02· Fabric ~ Pattern ·
The superior texture of the coat actually depends on the color and shape of the fabric. Especially in the current situation where double-faced wool is rampant and it is difficult to distinguish between good and bad, how to train a pair of sharp eyes to pick the right material is a must for choosing a style.
There are 4 tricks to this problem: one is to understand, two is to touch, three is to see, and four is to compare.
① Understand fabrics
Learn some necessary fabric knowledge, at least you can have a theoretical understanding. Autumn and winter coats are nothing more than the category of [wool fabrics]. There are 3 types of subdivisions:
1. Mid-to-high-end ~ wool
Only wool coats on the market, from coarse to fine, from inferior to superior, account for a considerable proportion. Sheep wool, goat wool, camel wool, due to different breeding places, parts, production content, etc., the prices range from low to high.
Advantages: good compression elasticity and tensile elasticity, soft luster, not easy to stain, strong moisture absorption, good breathability, plump feel, subtle and natural luster, not easy to wrinkle, strong warmth retention.
Disadvantages: easy to pilling, easy to shrink, easy to be eaten by insects, easy to mildew. Careful care is required for maintenance and storage.
2. Top-grade ~ cashmere, camel hair, etc.
In general, the lighter the fabric of the same or similar material, the better. The extremely rare top-grade cashmere, camel hair, etc. are lighter and warmer than wool, and the price is naturally expensive.
At the same time, the breed of sheep and the growth and feeding conditions of the flock have a great influence on the quality of wool/fleece. The goats in the high-altitude mountainous areas have particularly good warmth retention of their fine cashmere, which is known as soft gold.
3. Others
Like mink hair, rabbit hair, artificial hair, lamb hair, fur, etc., also provide a wealth of available materials for coats.
② Touch the fabric
The fabric is not as intuitive as color and shape. For high-end fabrics, you will definitely make a final decision by touching them. For items like coats, if you have high quality requirements, try to identify them physically.
③ Look at the overall
After touching the fabric, you can look at it. Looking can be divided into three steps: 1. Look at the label ingredients, content, origin, etc.; 2. Look at the luster of the local wool/fleece, etc.; 3. Look at the overall, whether the cutting is smooth, the color is good, and the wool is evenly and smoothly...
④ Heavy comparison
Wool and cashmere coats with different ingredients can be felt by comparison and actual wearing. 10%, 30%, 50%, 100%... Different wool/fleece contents have different prices, details, and effects on the overall silhouette.
Compare more, screen more, what are the characteristics of good fabrics, what are the differences between bad fabrics, sometimes it is not expensive, it must be good-looking or suitable.
Combine your own conditions, demands, wearing occasions and frequency, etc., and make a comprehensive decision.
By the way, coats, in addition to solid colors, also have pattern support. For example, various classic plaids. This involves the key points of buying printed patterns, so I won't go into details here.
Fine plaid + beige, gray, brown, meticulous and exquisite, adding points to the elegance of temperament. On the contrary, the larger the plaid, the more distinct the color difference, and the more fashionable it is.
03·Color~variable·
Dressing and color, as the largest coat, how to choose the color is also crucial. Everyone needs to make a choice and sort the wardrobe according to their own needs.
According to the commonly used color tones, coats are nothing more than three categories:
① Basic colors
Basic colors represented by black, white, gray, beige, camel, brown, and dark blue are the most widely used in coats. It is not picky about people and body shapes, let alone age, please do it as you please.
Double-sided, single-sided, or inside and outside color matching, or plaid... Basic color coats, choose the right one, enough to wear for ten years.
Therefore, please be patient and sincere in choosing and investing in it. Compare more, weigh more, and if you encounter something you like and it is suitable, please don't hesitate and start directly.
Let the basic color coat become the backbone of the autumn and winter wardrobe, and wear your elegance and sophistication.
② Bright colors
Bright red, bright green, pure purple, bright yellow, pure blue...highly saturated bright color coats are too much like a flag. With a large area and positive color, there is an uproar wherever it passes.
Be careful when choosing them! There are two ways to resolve it: 1. Avoid mature designs; 2. Slightly reduce the purity. In the picture below, the hooded casual is just right to blend with the high-key rose red.
Like the warm red, slightly reducing the purity is a low-key stunning show. Brick red, retro red, wine red, rust red, on the contrary, are more tasteful than pure red.
With a large gray-blue scarf, it is quiet and elegant and fashionable.
③ Light turbid color
What is light turbid color? That is, bright colors with high brightness or low saturation. Classic representatives include: Morandi color and Monet color. Soft and elegant, once the representative of elegant colors.
Soft pink, elegant green, light purple, light blue... After several twists and turns, this touch of gentle fashion power is firmly matched with coats, becoming a classic and enduring.
Summary: Basic colors, bright colors, and light turbid colors of coats can be reasonably matched according to your own situation. Try to make your wardrobe have a coat of 3 colors that you can show off, rich and controllable.
Unlike the fast fashion of summer wardrobes, the beauty of autumn and winter wardrobes lies in aftertaste, appreciation, and the care of the wearer.
Well, like other details of coats, such as neckline, length, embellishment, etc., it varies from person to person, so I won't go into details. As for matching, there will be a series later.