Quinceanera dresses and their traditional look
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Dec-21-2011
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Fashion designers immediately sniffed out the opportunity to make a name for themselves by releasing collections that are meant just for that specific occasion. It is generally a good thing because it make buying a dress a lot easier, but some of these designs have nothing to do with the actual way the dress ought to look.
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Quinceanera is the custom present in the countries from Latin America. It is a great celebration of a girl's 15th birthday. It is an age in a woman's life that for these cultures is considered to be a threshold after which childhood ends and young adulthood begins. In other words, it is a transition from a child to a woman. That is why the celebration is very loud and joyful. After all there are few more important events in one's life. To mark that, these girls are wearing beautiful and sumptuous quinceanera dresses, that are sometimes very like wedding gowns. Obviously, with the increasing emigration rates from these countries, their culture becomes more widespread as well. Therefore, quinceanera is now celebrated commonly in the USA and sometimes even in the Western Europe. Fashion designers immediately sniffed out the opportunity to make a name for themselves by releasing collections that are meant just for that specific occasion. It is generally a good thing because it make buying a dress a lot easier, but some of these designs have nothing to do with the actual way the dress ought to look.
As it has been said, quinceanera is a very important day in a young girl's life. She is finally being treated as an adult and all the things she experiences should confirm that. Therefore, quinceanera dresses should be very formal and as if fit for a queen. The most common choices are round dresses, strapless, and with a corset. There are usually a lot of ruffles attached to them, as well as many minor decorations such as sequins or pearls. To make your little girl feel that this transition is real and true, you should allow her to decide on some of the aspects of the dress. Make sure they are reasonable though. Moreover, do not worry if a dress looks just like a wedding dress. That is just the way is is supposed to look like. After all, it has to symbolise crossing this very important threshold, just like wearing a wedding outfit also marks a very important event. You should also remember that the colour of the dress has convey a specific message as well. It has to indicate on the feature of purity. That is why wither bright pink or white are eligible choices. Both of these colour can have the same meaning. However, apart from these two you should restrain from using any of the other colours. It would be inappropriate and inadequate to dress a young lady in red, brown, or blue. It is important from the point of view of the tradition that this specific feature is emphasizes, so you should not experiment or try to be innovative. Finally, think about accessories as well. The most common thing to have together with this dress is a lovely, shiny tiara on the girl's forehead.
To sum up, avoid modesty, but at the same time avoid originality, or provocativeness for that matter. The most important thing about wearing quinceanera dresses is that they represent something more. It is up to you and your daughter whether you will really make this day be something more than a repetition of a custom or just another meaningless ceremony in one's life.
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http://www.articleseen.com/Article_Quinceanera dresses and their traditional look_122506.aspx
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I am a visual artist and a designer passionate especially about ball fashion. I seek my inspiration in traditional quinceanera dresses and accessories.
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