Elegant and comfortable - marine style in clothing

Vacations always seem too short, and sometimes you can only dream about them. Often associations associated with relaxation include a feeling of freedom and endless blue. Clothes in a nautical style will help to extend the “holiday positivity” or create the appropriate mood that will support you in the gray bustle of everyday life. What is this fashion trend and how did it appear? What are its features? More on this later.

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A little history

Mademoiselle Coco contributed to the popularization of this fashion trend. At the beginning of the 20th century, she - not for the first time - shocked the public by appearing on the beaches of the French Riviera in a striped blouse and loose-fitting trousers. Soon clothes of this type appeared in her boutiques.

However, experts still consider Great Britain to be the birthplace of the maritime style, and the period of its inception is the 19th century. The country's fleet at that time had no equal and the British were rightfully proud of this fact.

Queen Victoria, in order to demonstrate the depth of her patriotic feelings, dressed her son in a sailor suit for the first time. Subsequently, the Prince of Wales began to often appear in the uniform of a naval officer, and soon his manner of dressing was adopted by the English nobility. The main feature of this style of clothing was comfort. It existed in two versions - elegant and simple. The first was based on the style of the ship's captain's uniform, the second was based on the sailors' wardrobe items.

This style was extremely popular in Europe at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries, and even today clothes of this fashion trend are regularly present on the catwalks.

Style Features

The criteria that determine the concept of a particular direction are, as a rule, characteristic shades, patterns, and cut options. In addition, additional elements and accessories help create a complete image.

Colors and prints

The main tones of this elegant trend are blue, white, red and their combinations. Yellow or gold, beige, sand, and black are used as additional colors.

Reference. It is quite acceptable to experiment with shades and their combinations, taking into account the fact that the colors of the sky and sea have certain tones at different times of the day. For example, a combination such as turquoise, white and powdery pink will create a soft, gentle and calming image.

The main print is definitely stripes. It can be anything - horizontal, vertical or even diagonal. Floral prints, abstraction, sparkles, and rhinestones are completely unacceptable in style. An appropriate and original decorative option is embroidery depicting an anchor or some kind of nautical emblem.

Styles

The feeling of freedom and comfort that clothing of this style should give can be achieved with different cut options. The main thing is that the styles are not tight-fitting. However, excessive baggyness is not welcome. The ideal option is a straight, loose or slightly fitted cut.

Shoes and accessories

The style does not involve the use of many additional elements. The main rule is minimalism. This is fully consistent with the general concept - simplicity and freedom. The decorations, of course, are in a marine theme. The preferred stones are amber and pearls. Both precious metals (silver, gold) and leather and plastic are welcome. The belt may resemble a naval belt with a buckle or be a braided version (association - naval rope).

The most atmospheric headdress is the cap. Today this style is extremely popular. Shoes - preferably low-top ones. These can be sandals, pantos, sneakers, and in winter - over the knee boots and men's style boots. However, if you really want to, then wearing models with heels is quite appropriate.

How to create a look in a nautical style

Unlike many other trends, in this fashion trend the basis of the image is not certain cut options and clothing styles, but the color scheme. To compose outfits, it is important to use characteristic shades and their combinations and prints correctly. Therefore, many wardrobe items with stripes, white-blue, red-white or other trendy colors can become basic for the style in question.

For men

For representatives of the stronger half of humanity, blazers will be the basis of their looks - they will look especially elegant in combination with white trousers of a classic style. It is important to diversify your clothing collection with polo T-shirts and Bermuda shorts.Denim pants and shorts will fit well into the look.

For women

As they say, classics of the genre for the fair half of humanity will be images with striped T-shirts, tunics, tops or loose-fitting sweaters and denim bottoms. Flared models will become a fashionable feature of the outfit. Other basic elements:

• dresses of a characteristic color or pattern - A-line or straight, slightly fitted, shirt models, sundresses;
• skirts - flared or pleated;
• short shorts or Bermuda shorts;
• straight or loose-fitting trousers;
• fitted jackets.
  

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Double-breasted coats, reminiscent of a naval peacoat or an officer's jacket, are suitable for outerwear. In addition, a jacket of a simple and practical style, such as a parka, would be appropriate.

When putting together an outfit, remember: one thing in the set should be striped - the rest should be monochrome. To combine, as in any other style, you need to combine no more than three tones.

Such color combinations suit almost everyone and are appropriate in any look (except especially formal ones and dress codes). Thanks to the versatility, freedom and convenience that underlie the concept, as well as the ability to create a positive attitude, nautical style remains popular.