Sketch on the theme: a pareo for the beach

Pareos for the beach: we look into the history of fun

Strictly speaking, the time of the appearance of this subject of the women's wardrobe by historians is not defined, but it is reliably known that already in the XIX century Tahitians were in full swing in panty shawls. But, if you look at the question more fun and do not become attached to the textile component, the cavemen all went to them without exception. And that, the Pithecanthropus' clothing is a pareo for a prehistoric harmony. The comparison is comical, but it clearly demonstrates the versatility of this garment.

Thanks to the work of all generations before us, to the accumulated knowledge and skills, to modern technologies, we no longer need to walk in the skins, but we should not completely abandon the ancestral ideas. History has proved that there is no simpler, more universal and more practical clothing for summer than a handkerchief around the body. Some variants of its tying are quite suitable for the city, but basically the most popular still remains a pareo for the beach.

What is pareo?

Modern pareo is a piece of cloth tied in various ways around the body. Its dimensions are very different: from a small handkerchief tied around the thighs or chest, to a very decent one, in which you can wrap yourself, as they say, "from head to foot."

Pareos for the beach are completely unlimited in color. You can choose for him a fabric of any shade, monophonic or patterned, correlating only with your own desires, taste and sense of style. It is not even necessary to choose it in the tone of a swimsuit. A classic example of this combination is the finest black or ash lace over a white swimsuit. This shawl is the most democratic clothing for the beach. Here, only you make a decision: everything is decided by your courage and your taste.

How can you wear pareos?

The easiest and most common way to wear a pareo for the beach is to make a skirt out of it. To do this, it is enough to wrap the handkerchief around the hips and tie the ends with a knot, the remaining tails leave freely flowing, or you can fill them inside the resulting skirt.

The next variant of the pareo for the beach is similar to the previous one. It is convenient when you need to get the previous version from a large size handkerchief. It is wrapped around the hips, the long ends are overturned on the side or the center and knotted on the back. For him, only chiffon or the finest silk fabrics are suitable .

Pareos for the beach, simulating a sarafan

This option is often called "samoa" and tied using a fairly large elongated rectangle of tissue, remembering that the narrower it is, the shorter the sarafan will be. We turn the handkerchief from the back, we make an overflow on the chest and tie a knot on the back of the neck.

If the fabric allows (how thin it is and how easily it is draped), then it is possible to make several overlapping over the breast, obtaining as a result the original tourniquet. And then the completion may be different: you can either separate the two ends around the neck and tie back with a knot; And you can throw the resulting tourniquet over your neck and fasten it to your chest.

These are only the three most popular options. But, having shown a fantasy, you will certainly come up with your own original and unique way of wearing this miracle handkerchief.