Romantic Summer Fashion Trend 2008
How to Look Pretty with Ballet-Inspired Colors & Lingerie Details
What could be more graceful and poised than a ballerina? Look to romantic, ballet-inspired ensembles to give your style a subtle seductiveness that will make you feel like a princess, and make your man melt.
Feminine Skirts
There is nothing more feminine and romantic than a pretty skirt. Dainty skirts with elaborately frothy layers or a flounce of lace look utterly ethereal and will have all eyes on you (and your legs) as you sweep and float across the room.
Pair a full, voluminous skirt with a structured, boned top such as a curvy corset to create a charmingly modern twist on a ballerina's tutu.
If a full skirt isn't your thing, increase the bombshell factor by wearing a pintucked skirt, straight pleated or fluted skirt with a corset or slim-fitting lacy or transparent blouse.
Girly Dresses
Dresses cut on the bias have a wonderful way of skimming your curves in a way that is both tasteful and tantalizing. Make sure that your frock of choice is impeccably cut; ill-fitting bias cuts will be anything but flattering, putting emphasis on bulges you'd rather hide.
Ballerina Details
Take a page from Swan Lake and incorporate a ballerina's statuesque neckline you’re your ensemble. Look for dresses in silk or satin fabrics with vee- or scooped necklines – which elongate the neck.
Add flounce of lace at the hem for a sweet yet sensual appeal that's inspired by the many foamy layers of a ballerina's skirts. If you're feeling creative and can't find a dress or skirt with its own lacy detail, simply wear a lacy slip underneath your dress or skirt, and allow a couple of inches of its lacy trim to peek out from beneath your skirts.
Romantic, Antique Colors
Avoid crisp white undergarments, and instead opt for cool, muted, or faded colors that create an antique, Old-World feel: look for pearl, buttercream, toe-shoe pink, the lightest silvery-lavender, nude or tea-stained hues, and washed-out blues and greens.
Pretty Accessories
- To complement the delicate fabrics and soft palette of this romantic fashion trend, look for nude shoes and bags which keep the style soft, and choose only one or two ornate details to add sparkle and interest to the outfit.
- Tiny drop earrings and a single theatrical jewel, such as a sparkling, delicate bracelet or cuff are perfectly understated accessories for the ballerina fashion trend.
- Nude, leg-elongating pumps or shoe-boots, or even neat ballet flats look divine with floating fabrics and muted hues.
- A small embroidered satchel or petite ruffled purse will highlight the girly mood of the pretty, romantic fashion trend.
