"Your Summer, Your Way" : The Maxi Dress
In stark contrast to last year's mini dress, this season's maxi is likely to prove your new best friend. However, be careful that the maxi dress doesn't wear you!
TOP SECRET INFO: (Well not so top secret lol) for the fashion-savvy woman, the secret is in the cut. Tall, willowy goddesses like Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Paris Hilton can get away with any style, but mere mortals under 5’4" need to give their dress styles more thought.
Maxi Dresses for Mini Women
• While a tall, statuesque woman looks great in their flowing gypsy skirts, this shape can make a short woman look even shorter and larger. Choose a style that is well cut and avoid tent-like diaphonous skirts, to prevent being swamped.
• In Zoe Manzi’s Daily Mail article, "Maxi dresses – the must-haves this summer," she advises shorter women to “avoid being drowned by your maxi by making sure your dress is well cut and in proportion with your petite frame. Keep things fitted up top and avoid an overly voluminous skirt.”• "To stop a full, long skirt from swamping you, team it with chunky heels and a fitted waistcoat." is the fashion advice from In Style magazine, UK Edition April 2007.
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