Sheath wedding dresses do have several definitions. But, simply sheath dresses are close-fitting apparels for women, suitable for wedding events or other formal events as well as a party wear for cocktail parties or other gatherings etc. The patterns normally of sheath wedding dresses have darts at the region of the breasts and curve inwards slightly at the waistline in order to define well the natural curve of a woman's body. The sheath dresses are worn without a belt, but some modern designers have also designed sheaths with belts to give a different look to this conventional attire. This features a slightly higher and almost empire waist, providing a bit more coverage of the hips as well as stomach and legs.
Slowly, sheath dresses had gained in popularity and different varieties of them had been came into practice. A close-fitting sheath with wedding gloves are considered to be one of the most preferred wedding-day attire by the modern women. In the modern-day styles, you can see sheaths in a number of different forms and experimental styles. However, a simple sheath wedding dresses is still a very popular choice of the brides all over the world. One thing to be noted here is that many of them which are of common choice of people are sleeveless.
The sheaths can also be made casual. The different forms of tank-top cotton dresses designed for summer season can follow sheath styles, but not with a close fitting, but a slight bit of fitting around the bust and waist regions. Sheath can be short also with the waistline slightly above the knees or slightly below knees. Alternately, sheath can be designed at a mid-calf length with side slits to the floor length. While most of them wearing it as party wear or as a wedding gown with wedding gloves, you can find sheaths in a variety of incarnations in different styles of formal and casual dresses.
