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Evening Dresses With Sleeves

Rutuja Jathar
An ideal evening dress is extremely important for a woman to make a lasting impression and the best fashion statement on all the party attendees. It is also very important to boost her self-confidence as well.
When a woman is a little overweight, then her uncertainty about dressing worsens. Well, there is a great solution in the form of evening dresses with sleeves. Though it is not a greatly followed fashion trend, still, wearing sleeved evening dresses is pretty eccentric.
If those of you with slim and trim figures are done wearing those LBDs, aka little black dresses, then it is the right time for you to try various other dress types. On the other hand, women who are looking for plus size clothing, have an excellent and trendy option in the form of evening dresses that have sleeves.

Considerations

Well, I am talking about the fabric, color, and length selection when it comes to elegant dresses. Single colored dresses are often the best with sleeves. Hence, be sure you select the best color that suits your complexion as well as the mood of the event.
If you are getting more confused, then simply opt for dark colors like royal blue, emerald green, burgundy red, and jet black, which is the all time favorite color for evening dresses and cocktail dresses.
You can shuffle through a few patterns of black dresses for juniors, and select the best of them all, for yourself! Dark-colored dresses are the best choices for the women who are looking for plus size dresses, because dark colors make you look thinner and more toned. This doesn't restrict you from trying various other light and pastel colors.
Now, the length of the dress that you should be looking for. A-line long plus size gowns is the best choice for plus size women. While women with slim figures can certainly opt for those short evening dresses with sleeves. Evening gowns which have sleeves is the best choice for women who want to look magnificent as well as be comfortable in what they are wearing.
A few things to consider about the sleeves include the tightness. Make sure that you don't opt for too tight sleeves, since they might prohibit movement of your arms. Keeping this thing in mind, you can try numerous sleeve patterns for your evening dress.
If you are not too afraid about exposing, then you can opt for off shoulder evening dresses, that look chic and extremely feminine. There are numerous designer dresses and dress patterns from which you can select the best one for the event.

Patterns

Once you are done with selecting the fabric, color, and length of the dress, then is the time to search for the best pattern. When it comes to women over 40, they can opt for medium length dresses with three-fourth sleeves, full sleeves, or mini-sleeves. 
You can try various popular patterns like petal sleeves, Juliet sleeves, cap sleeves, bell sleeves, illusion sleeves, etc.
You can try various patterns of sleeved dresses like lace mini dresses, strong shoulder cocktail dresses, flutter sleeved cocktail dresses, cap sleeved cocktail dresses, draped wide sleeved dress, cocktail dress with ruffled collar, sequined dresses that are shorter and come with scoop neckline, full sleeved paillette dress with chain embellishment, etc.
Some other elegant dress patterns with sleeves include, suede deep V-neck mini dress, leather zip neck dress, asymmetrical zip neck and belt, full lace dress, kimono silk mini dress with asymmetrical fringed trim, one shoulder loose weave dress, round neck, drapes from bust to hem, three-fourth sheer sleeves, delicate belt and side zip fastening; etc.
Along with the clothing pattern, you need to check for shoes that include high heels of various materials like suede, leather, velvet, etc. You can try open toed, strappy shoes and stilettos, that come with black, golden or silver color, or a matching color shade with your evening dress.