A
shirt is usually an upper-body clothing or
garment that is sometimes referred as top for womens wear. They usually
have sleeves, collar and a front opening fastened with buttons or zips.
They are an integral part of women's fashion wear and come in variety of
designs and styles. Shirts go well with any outfit like jeans, trousers,
capris, skirts, etc. They can be worn in any occasion, casual or formal
and come in a vast array of shades.
In the United Kingdom, a shirt is typically a garment with a collar,
cuffs, and a full vertical opening with buttons. However, some
fashionable shirts do not have a vertical opening and are closed on the
front.
Fabric Used
Buying Tips
- While buying shirts, the quality of the fabric should be of
prime concern so that they do not shrink on washing or result in
bobbling, etc.
- Stitching of the garment should also be checked properly.
- The latest fashion trends can also be a selecting criteria
while buying shirts.
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A wide range of fine quality fabrics are used for making shirts.
Some of the common fabrics used for making shirts include:
- Cotton
- Silk
- Polyester
- Chiffon
Parts of Shirt
Women's shirts are described and distinguished in various ways. Again
some shirts are differentiated on the basis of their construction. The
essential parts of a shirt are:
Shoulders & Arms
Women fashion shirts are classified on the basis of their shoulder and
arm design and are of the following types:
- There are some shirts, which has no covering of the shoulders or
arms. These shirts are sometimes called tube top and they do not go
higher than the armpits.
- There are some shirts, which have only shoulder straps.
- Some women designer shirts are designed in such a way that they
cover the shoulders but are sleeveless.
- Again some shirts have short sleeves.
- There are some women fashion shirts, which have either half
sleeves, three-quarter-length sleeves or full sleeves.
Shirts can again be classified on the basis of their
cuffs, which are usually the lower edges of
a shirt sleeve.
- Some shirts do not have buttons. These pattern is known as closed
placket cuff.
- There are some shirts that are provided with single or multiple
buttons or snaps. Women's fashion shirt with a single button or pair
of buttons aligned parallel with the cuff hem is known as a
button cuff. Multiple buttons arranged
perpendicular to the cuff hem or parallel to the placket make a
barrel cuff.
- Again there are some women's fashion shirts, in which the
buttonholes are designed for cufflinks.
- In cases, where the end half of the cuff is folded over the cuff
itself and stitched with a cufflink is known as a French
cuff. This type of cuff usually has four buttons and a
short placket.
- For formal shirts designed for women, a link
cuff is worn. This type of cuff is stitched like a French
cuff, but it is not folded over. Instead the cuff is hemmed at the
edge of the sleeve.
Lower hem of shirt
Shirts are also classified on the basis of the their lower hem.
Accordingly, women shirts are of the following types:
- Some women shirts have lower hem designed in a way that the belly
button area remains exposed. This design is more common for half
shirts.
- Some shirts are designed in a way that the lower hem hangs to the
waist.
- Again the lower hem of some women's shirts covers part of the
legs. It is a highly fashionable women shirt that is worn with
trousers mainly in the Western culture.
Body
Another classification can be done on the basis of the body of the
shirt. The body of the shirt can have different patterns and accordingly
women's shirts are of the following types:
- There are some shirts in which the front is vertically open from
top to bottom and can be fastened by means of buttons or zipper.
When the front is tightened with buttons, the opening is known as
placket front.
- Again there are some shirts that open vertically from top to
button, but on the back.
- There are some women's fashion shirts in which the front or back
is not open and one has to put on the shirt over the head, from the
upper front side opening. There can be V-shaped permanent opening on
top of the front side, no opening at all on the upper front side, or
there can be vertical opening on the upper front side tightened with
buttons or zipper. Women's shirts are usually buttoned on the left.
Neck
The design and style of women's shirts also depend on the neck style. A
wide range of neck patterns are available for shirts. Some of the neck
patterns include:
- Shirts with collar
- Shirts having v-neck but no collar
- Shirts with polo-neck or round neck
- Shirts with plunging neck
- Shirts with open or tassel neck
Collar style also varies and each style is chosen for a specific
design of shirt. Shirts are also classified on pockets, that whether
they have pockets or not. If pockets are there, then how many pockets,
where they are placed in the shirts, etc. Women's shirts may come with
or without pockets.
Types
Women fashion shirts can be of the following types:
Women's
Shirts
