How do I choose my quinceanera dress?

The dress you wear is your self expression of the beginning from girlhood to womanhood. The first thing you must be thinking of is “what color is my dress going to be?”.

The factors you should consider is; what colors give your face that rich bright vibrance, which color helps you express your personality, and what color makes your soul happy? The color you choose should make you feel confident and empowered because it impacts your mood affecting the way you act. Some of the most popular colors have been dusty rose, dark green and baby blue.

Warm colors like red, yellow and orange generate higher awakening emotions such as love, spirited, happiness. Chill colors, like blue, green and purple are linked to calmness, delightfulness and passion.

Now let’s talk about different styles; tulle, lace, taffeta, chiffon, shantung, organza, silk, satin. A tulle dress is a rayon or nylon net material usually used to layer the dress and create a ruffled effect. A lace dress is a fabric with threading patterns according to your theme. Moreover, taffeta dresses are like a crisp silk texture enhancing a very flowy result. The chiffon dress is loosely draped with a light transparent fabric. Then, the shantung dress is a thick silk texture usually used as a spun fabric on the dresses.

An organza dress is thin but stiff see-through silk frequently draped on top of other fabrics to give it quantity. In addition, silk dresses have strong soft fiber, this is very comfortable because it’s usually airy. A satin dress has a smooth glossy fabric almost silky. All these dresses can be styled differently. You can have an off the shoulder dress, a v-neck, or heart-shaped neckline. Adhesive bras are recommended for these dresses. You can even have removable sleeves just in case you get hot throughout the day. Nowadays you can get a glitter cape.

Glitter capes look amazing in pictures especially because it wraps around the dress and the wind puffs and gives it a luxurious effect. There are also long sheer capes that make the dress look voluminous, extending down on the dress. Cape dresses are dresses that already come with a small cape around your shoulders like a little sweater.

Summarizing, your upper half of the dress can have rhinestones, crystal beading, lace designs, glitter, gems, or jewels. You need to figure out what works for your body type. This is all you need to know about quinceanera dresses.