Turtleneck Sweater Dress
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Turtlenecks
have been popular fashion items right from the twenties. These garments are characterized by the
long flaps of cloth on their necks which can be used to cover the whole neck if needed.
Most people
wear turtlenecks in that manner, especially in the winters, but a lot of them prefer to wear them
with the turtleneck folded over itself so that the neck is not completely covered. This becomes a
kind of fashion statement in itself.
Because of their popularity, turtlenecks are used in a large variety of clothing styles. They are
very commonly seen on sweaters and shirts made in the jersey style. Also known as polo necks in
America and skivvies in Australia, these turtleneck apparels are popular almost all over the
world.
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One of the most common ways
in which turtlenecks are used is in a turtleneck sweater dress. It must be noted that turtlenecks were
originally considered to be exclusively male garments, but that mentality has changed now. Turtlenecks have
become a part of unisex wear. The turtleneck sweater dresses have actually made than happen.
These are dresses that fit
the body of the woman quite tightly, and have turtlenecks on them. The do look very sexy and at the same time,
because of the soft jersey materials that are used in making them, they are very comfortable to wear. The
turtlenecks on them can be left loose to cover the entire neck, or they can be folded over themselves to show
some bit of neck, just as it is done in any other kind of turtleneck apparel.
Turtleneck Sweater Dresses
Usually, turtleneck sweater dresses are made short. You need to remember one thing
here. Though we call them ‘sweaters’, most people who wear them would not classify them as hardcore winter wear
because the materials used to make them are not that warm.
Often, jersey material is
used, which is insulating but you definitely cannot wear it for protection from the bitterest of winters.
Probably you could wear these turtleneck sweater dresses comfortably in the indoors, but you would need a warm
pullover jacket to wear over them when you are moving outdoors. However, sometimes you can find cashmere or
angora sweater dresses, as well.
Because of the short length
of these dresses – some of them end at just shorts length, at mid thigh, while some can come till the knees, a
very few of them come below that – they cannot be worn just by themselves in the cold season.
But when it comes to sheer
fashion, the turtleneck sweater dresses score highly. They find a place in many fashion magazines for winter
wear. Though the patterns of making them are more or less the same used throughout the world, there are various
modifications in colors, prints, cuts and their accessories, which make them look different.
Prices differ. You could
find some of them as cheap as under $15, while some of them might come at very high prices, even close to $500.
Being items of fashion as well as utility, it is expected that they would have such a variable price range.
People buy according to what they can afford. The Internet is a great place to find turtleneck sweater dress options of all sizes, styles and budgets.
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