Perhaps you have heard about femininity in fashion – those are the characteristics of clothing that is considered for women such as dress, skirt, high heel. Nonetheless, have you heard of light and dark femininity in fashion? If not, let’s learn more about it with The Sunday Snug.
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What is Light femininity and Dark femininity in fashion?
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, femininity is the fact or quality of having characteristics that are traditionally thought to be typical of or suitable for a woman. Because of the different forms and elements in femininity, people have divided it into two schools of femininity: Light femininity and Dark femininity. Currently, there is no exact definition for those terminologies. However, we can observe the basic differences in those forms of femininity. In particular:
Light femininity: this form of femininity tends to be traditional femininity, which includes gentleness and softness, discretion and modesty, dependency, and the need to protect. You can see this through the characters of Disney princesses: Aurora and Snow White. In reality, Gigi Hadid is a typical example of this form of femininity. This kind of femininity will bring a vibe of youthfulness and full of vitality, and warmth like a young woman. A common color palette for this form is light colors.
Dark femininity: this form of femininity tends to be modern femininity, which includes charm, a strong personality, sharpness, and independence. You can see this through the characters of Disney characters: Jasmine and Megara. In reality, Bella Hadid is a typical example of this form of femininity. This kind of femininity will bring a vibe of maturity, maturity, and mystery like mature women. A common color palette for this form is dark colors.
With the strong development of the times, these definitions are gradually being made visible in the field of fashion, creating a breakthrough. In this article, The Sunday Snug will discuss Light and Dark femininity in fashion, particularly, in different styles of fashion.
Minimalist
According to Cambridge Dictionary, minimalist is belonging or relating to a style in art, design, and theatre that uses the smallest range of materials and colours possible, and only very simple shapes or forms.
When this terminology comes to fashion, minimalist style is minimalism in clothing but still ensures aesthetics and comfort for the user. This style typically features a palette of neutral, muted, and understated colors. These colors create a clean, timeless, and elegant look, allowing the focus to be on the simplicity and quality of the clothing. Some common colors in minimalist style include black, white, gray, beige, navy blue, earth tone (olive, taupe, camel, and muted brown), and muted pastels.
Light Femininity
As the aforementioned, light colors can express this form of femininity. Therefore, minimalist for light femininity will prioritize bright tones such as white, beige, navy blue, earth tones, and muted pastels. It is fine if we use black and gray as highlights for our outfits. However, we need to pay attention to color balance so that our light aura can be expressed in the best way.
These minimalist outfits focus on using bright tones to enhance the softness, gentleness and modesty, which are epitomic characteristics of Light Femininity. Besides, we can use brown (both light and dark) for accessories to highlight the elegance of the outfit.
Dark Femininity
Unlike light aura, minimalist for dark femininity prioritizes black, gray, brown, and dark tones to create a mysterious but charming look. People often use a light color for accessories to highlight a hidden softness.
What if we choose neutral?
If you choose your minimalist outfit with black and white or neutral colors, makeup is a key to define your aura!
If you would like to have a light femininity, you need to choose layouts which enhance your natural beauty. Thus, these makeup should be soft and light, such as:
- Glazed Donut makeup
- Clean Girl makeup
- Strawberry makeup
Otherwise, you need to emphasize your maturity and sharpness if you want to be a dark femininity girl. Some recommendations for such layouts:
- Espresso makeup
- Red Wine makeup
The Sunday Snug has an article which instructing you to do those aforementioned layouts, let’s take a look at: Make-up Trend That You Need To Know: Food-inspired layouts.
Remember this rule carefully because it will play a vital role to define kind of femininity in the next styles.
Vintage
“Vintage” is an adjective used to describe old clothing and jewelry that was used in the past. When it comes to style, the industry standard defines vintage as items made between 20 and 100 years ago, which can reflect the styles and trends if the era they present.
Unlike minimalist, the outfit of this style is a unique and colorful combination. Therefore, it is difficult to clearly define the elements distinguishing light and dark femininity. Perhaps the only thing that helps us differentiate is the makeup layout.
Although makeup plays a vital role to define form of femininity, it is better to avoid overusing dark colors if you want to have a light femininity aura. In 2 below images, we can feel the dark femininity of these models although we cannot see her makeup layout. For this reason, I personally believe that colors of outfit can decide an aura you will bring in most cases.
Preppy
Preppy or preparatory school is a school-oriented fashion style, which brings the elegance, luxury and youthful to people. In fact, this style is originally for high-class girls before becoming a fashion trend. According to its history of formation:
- Preppy first appeared in the first half of the 20th century (1900 -1950), which was the era of Oxford shirts, sweaters and loafers.
- In the 1930s, denim outfit is an indispensable part of girl’s closet. Simultaneously, baggy pants and shirts started to become a trend during this time
- In this day and age, people consider Preppy as a classic fashion style since its uniform inspiration. The modern Preppy style still retains its luxurious and elegant features with bow-tie shirts, checkered skirts, blazers and so on.
Analogous to Vintage, there is no color limit for this style. Therefore, to define the aura of femininity, we need to focus on choosing proper makeup layout and the overall tone of the outfit.
With outfits with dark tones as the main theme like this, you should wear makeup which increases the typical charm, maturity and mystery of dark femininity
Sporty
Sporty style is a dynamic sports fashion style, which brings a fresh, new and youthful appearance to people. It is a way of dressing combined with accompanying accessories that has a sporty feel that is both healthy and personal.
Because of its dynamism and personality, some people believe that this style is not suitable for girls who pursue traditional beauty (light femininity). This is a misconception because no matter what type of femininity you are, sports is always an essential part of life. That’s why girls can confidently express themselves in this style outfit.
Personally, muted pastels are the optimal choice for light femininity to balance both softness and dynamism. In addition, you can use dark colors as a highlight for “sporty spirit”. Dark femininity usually prioritize high contrast colors to highlight dynamism (which is a modern beauty observed in dark aura). Additionally, you need to notice makeup to ensure the sporty spirit of the style. It’s weird to wear too much makeup when playing sports, right?
From aura to style
Over a long period of development, femininity has gradually become visible in fashion styles. By choosing a right palette and makeup layout, people can immerse themselves in different auras regardless of styles. The Sunday Snug hopes this article “Yes, you need to know about Light & Dark Femininity in fashion” will be useful for you.
