Welcome to Knee Length Dresses
Any woman knows that the knee length dress is one of the most versatile items in a wardrobe. Knee length dresses can be the fashion emergency’s best friend. Varying requirements of dressing for separate occasions in one day can make a knee length dress the answer to a women’s fashion prayer. A knee length dress in basic black or white or a print can change duty in one day from a morning dress to a lunch dress or an evening dress depending on the accessories.
If a woman is looking to acquire a new piece of clothing for her wardrobe the knee length is an excellent investment. With a jacket and boots the knee length dress can be worn on a cloudy or rainy day, or out to a restaurant where snow or rain might be negotiated going from car to doorway. But with sandals and shorter sleeves, the spring or Indian summer day is perfect. A knee length dress in a filmy print or flowery challis can make excellent seasonal dressing against weather that may lean toward hot or cold extremes.
A knee length dress is a casual way (as opposed to a suit) for a professional woman to dress in the office for casual Friday without looking like she’s doing housework. A dress can mean business but remain attractive, and can be a practical washability and foldability for travel. The length of dress other than knee length is a mini or an evening gown of floor length. A knee length dress can be a tasteful way to show a shapely pair of legs or showcase specialty shoes without revealing too much skin or leg.
The closet of every woman has a knee length dress that can be worn to a meeting, to the office, to court, to dinner, or to a dining or social engagement. Tea length dresses flirt lower than the knee hem and hover around the mid-calf. These types of dresses were a transition between the formal longer dresses of the turn of the century and the shocking brevity of flapper fashion in the 1920’s. The tea length dress softened a woman’s silhouette and lengthened the eye.
Where a suit or coat and hat could be very formal, increasingly urban settings demanded a more casual but equally serviceable garment of medium coverage. A good wool dress of knee length might be worn several years in a row with updated boots, purse, scarves and jewelry and hair accessories to vary the overall presentation. A summer weight knee length dress can be “warmed up’ with a sweater or jacket for intermittent seasons.
A knee length dress follows the best fashion maxim that a woman’s body appears best when split in thirds, and the dress forms two thirds from head to waist and waist to knees. The shoulder line of knee length dresses and the dependence on the shoulder and back for support mean that for the most part a knee length dress falls in a straight line that is very flattering. From sorority parties to dinner parties, to wine tastings to business presentations, a knee length dress can outstrip a suit or cocktail gown for versatility and value.
For many years the blue jeans decades ruled, with women going about in jeans for every occasion day or night. Some women are not comfortable wearing pants for social occasions or feel that the impact of pants in the office is too masculine. The brilliant fashion solution embodied in the knee length dress is that once a woman finds a cut and manufacturer she prefers, she can buy every seasonal dress and it will complement her and suit her style.
