Add strength to your outfit! Fill your winter wardrobe with clothes with strongly defined, bulky shoulders! Whether it's a dress with puffy sleeves or a jacket with emphasized shoulders, these accents will give you confidence and make your style bold. Check out the most interesting proposals from designers!
Do you remember Grace Jones and her dazzling, stage outfits? One of the most characteristic elements of her styling were the strongly emphasized "power shoulders" - puffy sleeves and wide shoulders, inspired by the men's jackets of the '80s. At that time, jackets with pads inside were very fashionable, creating a masculine, robust silhouette. Women who wanted to achieve leadership positions during those years also used this trend, adapting suits with this detail. The final effect, especially when combined with the long-lasting makeup of that era, was often theatrical and exaggerated.
Fendi
Wool jacket
Balenciaga
Trench with belt
Zimmermann
Wool sweater with long sleeves
Nowadays, the construction of such clothes is decidedly more modern. A sweater or blouse with puffed sleeves is suitable not only for bold artists inspired by the stars of the '80s, but also for everyday wear, to the office. It all depends on the size of the puff, the type of material, the combination with a skirt or pants, and the decorative details of such clothing.
A leather dress or Balenciaga coat with almost vertical puffs will have a completely different character than a dress with puffy sleeves made of knitwear or a Fendi jacket with raglan (lowered) sleeves sewn from matte wool in a gray color. When choosing clothes that fit this trend for yourself, consider the circumstances in which you will wear it. A dress with puffs is the fastest way to create a unique look.
Puffed Sleeve Dress: Which to Choose?
Just throw a coat on it, choose boots and you're ready. A dress with puffy sleeves made of cotton, light viscose, thin wool or knitwear will be a great option for everyday wear: for shopping, meeting with friends or, if the right length, also for the office. Remember to keep the puffs small.
With its width and material, you can go crazy for bigger occasions, such as New Year's Eve or a carnival party. Go for leather, velvet, sequins or sparkly shine. Such dresses will look best on a silhouette with narrower shoulders than hips, type of inverted triangle (pear). They will even out the proportions and bring you closer to the perfect hourglass. If you like to play with styling and want to gain more possibilities, a blouse with puffy sleeves will definitely give you more interesting combinations. Here are a few suggestions.
Blouse with Puffy Sleeves: What to Wear it With?
A blouse with puffs usually creates an oversized upper silhouette. Therefore, to outline and emphasize the figure, it is best to set it with straight or narrowed pants, a mini or A-line skirt that emphasizes shapes. In streetwear styles, you can break the rules and combine such a blouse with loose pants. Mark the waist with a belt and make sure the pants have 7/8 length legs. They will give the silhouette lightness.
If you want to achieve an even more interesting effect, combine what is wide and matte with the narrow (tight) and shiny bottom. A sweater with puffs will look perfect with pants made of vinyl or leather.
Michael Michael Kors
Puff sleeve top
Chloé
Sweater with puff sleeves
Red Valentino
Puff sleeve sweater
A futuristic-style Balenciaga coat with upward, pointed puffs or a simple, almost classic, double-breasted Fendi jacket, which you can wear almost with everything? Or maybe a leather dress with XL puffs? Choose a piece of wardrobe that suits your character and the rest of the clothes in the closet best. The trend for puffy sleeves has been coming back for some time. Clothes in this style will definitely serve you longer than just one season!
