The underlined waist, narrowed cone-shaped hem, magnificent volume on the hips - all this about the skirt, whose style is romantically called "tulip". Indeed, her style resembles this flower, if it is turned over. Skirt-tulip - the brainchild of Christian Dior , who released in 1953 a collection of the same name. There is also the opinion that this idea belonged to the Spanish couturier Cristobal Balenciaga . A few years later, the tulip skirts lost their popularity, but in the early 2000s they were again at the peak of fashion, where they remain to this day.
The universality of this model is that it looks equally good both on girls of model appearance, and on women with luxurious forms . The first tulip skirt gives an appetizing volume, and the second - the opportunity to hide it under lush folds.
Sew a skirt-tulip by oneself to those who are not familiar with the basics of sewing skill, it's not so simple. The classic pattern is as follows:
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But there is a way out! If the skirt of a tulip skirt is slightly simplified, then as a result you will get a no less effective thing. So, in this master class for beginners, we'll tell you how to sew a skirt-tulip, using a simple pattern.
We will need:
- the cloth;
- elastic;
- satin (silk);
- scissors;
- needle, thread.
- Before you cut a skirt-tulip, you need to make several measurements. First, measure the length of the future skirt and add 10 centimeters to the allowances. Secondly, measure the waist.
- On the cut of the elastic fabric, not crumbling to the ns cut, mark horizontally the segment equal to the girth of your waist, multiplied by two. On the vertical postpone a segment equal to the length of the skirt. Then round off all the corners of the resulting rectangle to get the detail shown in the figure below. Cut it out. Take into account, the more expressive and higher the carving is cut out, the more luxurious the skirt will be.
- Sample the resulting detail, as shown in the figure, to the length equal to the waist circumference. Attach a narrow rubber band.
- After that, the product will look like this:
- Now it's time to process the belt of the skirt. To do this, you can use an atlas or silk of any color. Of course, you can choose a ribbon for the color of the skirt, but the element of contrasting color will look no less spectacular. Attach the tape width of 8-10 centimeters from the front side of the skirt.
- Turn out the skirt on the wrong side, bend the ribbon and sew it to the waistband.
- It remains to sew a hook and loop, and a skirt with a smell that looks like a tulip skirt, is ready!
As you can see, and without complex patterns, you can sew the original skirt-tulip. This model allows you to experiment not only with the length of the skirt, but also with its splendor. The wider you make, the more folds in the end will come out. But you should be extremely careful, because O-shaped silhouettes can be full.
In addition, you can decorate the skirt with a border of contrasting color. Such a decor will be especially relevant, if the fabric that you have chosen for tailoring the product requires the processing of slices.
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Do not forget about additional accessories. A wide belt is able to emphasize the waist, and narrow - to emphasize the hips. Small handbags and clutches, glasses and costume jewelery - and the fashionable image is ready!
The skirt of a tulip will look the same harmoniously both with an elegant top, and with an ordinary T-shirt with narrow straps. As for shoes, then the choice is yours, the style of this skirt allows you to put on shoes and heels and comfortable ballet flats. In general, a tulip skirt is a practical and stylish thing in the wardrobe of a modern girl.
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