This year fashion can be casual-cool with a touch of elegance: the fashion trends are characterized by cool cuts, liveliness and cosiness. And the trend of the summer also goes with it: puff sleeves. They can be found on blouses or dresses and create a playful look. But what is the best way to combine the trend pieces? And which it-pieces are particularly popular? And how does the trend work on cold days?
First of all: puff sleeves or balloon sleeves are sleeves on garments that are particularly wide and voluminous. They are usually bulky at the shoulder and narrow towards the forearm. However, the fashion trend is not new: In the Renaissance, both men and women wore the voluminous sleeves. They could be found in the Biedermeier period at the beginning of the 19th century as well as in the wild 80s. Since last year you can see them increasingly in the streets and shops in this country.
Especially in summer, puff-sleeved dresses are absolute it-pieces. They ensure a playful, airy, casual look and can be combined with sandals or heeled sandals as well as cool with sneakers. If you want to be particularly fashionable, choose a dress with polka dots or in the trend colors: yellow, green or pink, for example. But bright colors and nudes are also trendy. Glittering dresses, dresses with sequins or dresses in festive red in combination with tights are ideal for the holidays.
Puff sleeves also look great on blouses. Whether long or short-sleeved: they immediately add something elegant to the look. Especially with a square neckline or even strapless, the blouse becomes the key piece in the outfit.
Puff sleeve sweaters are ideal for slightly colder days in spring or autumn. They are very easy to combine and make a casual look a little more exciting.
But light jackets, blazers or jumpsuits with puff sleeves are also trendy and will be with us in 2021.
By the way, if the material of the top has more body, the voluminous sleeves look best. Organza, corduroy or taffeta are suitable. With more airy fabrics such as silk, the effect is not as strong, the look is then softer and more flowing. Since tops or dresses with puff sleeves ensure a girly look, style breaks are ideal for creating contrasts: sneakers with a dress or loose-fitting jeans with a puff-sleeved blouse always look good. Marlene trousers or culottes as well as wrap skirts can also be combined with the playful tops, creating an overall more elegant look.
Puffed sleeves are elegant in and of themselves. With shimmering fabrics such as satin or silk, sneakers ensure that the outfit becomes more casual. With pumps or sandals, it becomes a chic going-out look.
If puff-sleeved blouses or tops are cut wide, they are best paired with tight-fitting trousers or pencil skirts so that the look does not look bulky.
Crop tops with voluminous sleeves go best with high-cut jeans, skirts or culottes.
Leather skirts, wrap skirts or casual mom jeans are often all-rounders when it comes to combining them – even with the puff sleeve trend.
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