8 Tips to Picking Summer Dresses for Your Body Type!

Women have a wide variety of summer dresses that invite them to  emphasize their femininity. Their particular enchantment and comfort are the principle qualities that make them a must in every woman’s closet. Also, summer dresses are available in different fabrics like cotton, satin and silk, among others. Not only can you incorporate classic dresses in neutral colors like a shirtdress or a wrap dress, you can also adventure yourself to wear sun dresses with geometric, abstracts, ethnic and floral prints.

 

Dresses are stress free, you can grab the first one you see every morning, slip it on, choose some accessories and you are done. They will always make you feel sophisticate and elegant, no matter what type of body you have. There are so many styles of dresses; you will always find the perfect one for every occasion.

 

8 Tips to Picking Summer Dresses for Your Body Type!

1. Shirtdresses and Wrap around summer dresses are made practically for every type of woman. You can combine your shirtdress with a wide belt to stand out your waist.
2. For a cocktail party or a night out, you can choose a trapeze or a Blouson  summer dress, these look elegant with high stilettos and an oversized clutch.
3. Wide hip women should not wear dresses with pockets. Also, if your arms are a little big, don’t wear a sleeve with elastic since this can make them look bigger than they are.
4. Strapless summer dresses are ideal for women with moderate breasts and a smaller back. V-neck dresses are favorable for women with small breasts, while an imperial style dress helps make big breasts appear smaller.
5. A baby doll and a blouson dress have a nice flow that sits well to almost every lady.
6. Halter dresses help distract attention from the hips and create a more proportionate figure. Though they are not recommendable if you have a wide back.
7. Mini summer dresses look great with long sexy legs; they stand out the inferior part of your body and create the illusion of a rounder bottom. This effect can also be obtained with a ruffle dress.
8. If you are a shorter gal, use dresses that come above to the knees, this way, you can show your legs and can appear a little taller.

Choosing the right color is also an important factor, bright colors like blues, hot pinks and greens are preferred for spring and summer; yellow and orange are also on the top of the list, but can ultimately be seen more in accessories like bags and flat shoes. Floral prints are very popular for spring and summer, but they are not a favorite amongst the younger crowd since they make them think of a girly type, try using flowers to accent your look, like using floral prints in your shoes your bags, even adding a flower in your hair or a bloom pin to your dress can transform your whole look.

 

 

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2008 So Cal Swirlheart Dress

For 2008 Summer Dresses are so hot that even companies like So Cal can't help but get involved. So Cal was originally around just making basketball jerseys and hats has decided to start making some summer dresses. The people that run the company are kinda bad-ass so the themes on their prints are a little darker. Which is different and cool. This is Swirlheart Dress is available now for $38.99.

 

2008 So Cal Swirlheart Dress

 

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Rojas the Super Mini Lucy Dress

Freddie Rojas is a real fashion designer. Not like one of those people you see on the fashion shows on tv. This guy truly does all his own patterns, fabrics, production and marketing. I can respect a one man show more than anything. The Super Mini Lucy Dress pictured here is available now for $104.

 

Rojas the Super Mini Lucy Dress

 

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Full Tilt Plaid Jumper Dress

Full Tilt is Tilly's Boardshops in house brand. Kind of like Kirra is to Pacific Sunwear. They make a bunch of different dresses, but this one here is probably my favorite. A jumper dress over pants is one of the hottest fashions this summer, and this plaid one will go perfect with almost anything. It is available now for $21.99.

 

Full Tilt Plaid Jumper Dress

 

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Cute Sun Dresses from Delias

This is the Abbey Dress from Delias. A nice, simple, blue and green sun dress for this summer. Blue seems to be a color that isn't usually chosen for solid color sun dresses, so this could set you apart a little bit from the rest. It is available now for $39.50.

 

Abbey Dress from Delias

 

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RVCA Kenedy Tee-Dress

RVCA is actually pronounced rew-ka, they are kind of like the Berbury of the surf apparel world. Highly respected, high standards of quality, and cutting edge fashion for the demographic they are targeting- which is older teens. You can pick this comfy cotton summer dress up now for just $30.

 

RVCA Kenedy Dress

 

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Tie-Dye Summer Dress

Tie-Dye clothing can be hard to pull off. When there are too many colors it just looks thrown together, like a mess you tried to pull off in a high school art class. This dress from Alloy just looked relaxed and comfortable. It's available now for $34.50.

 

Tie Dye Summer Dress

 

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Hurley Run Amok Dress

When you buy a summer dress from one of the most well known surf companies in the world you know three things. You know your money is going to support cool people, you know its going to be unique compared to most boutique items, and you know its going to be one of the most comfortable pieces in your wardrobe.

 

Check this Run Amok Summer Dress out from Hurley, it is available now at Becker Surf for $52.

 

 

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Umsteigen Sun Meadow Dress

Umsteigen is a NYC fashion label that is more known for its art themed t-shirts for the ladies than its quality dresses. But rest assured Susanne Schubert, the designer for Umsteigen, knows how to make anything anything. And after all if its designed by a t-shirt company it's got to be pretty comfortable too right?

 

This Sunny Meadow summer Dress pictured here is available now for $130.

 

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Hot Dresses for Summer!

Dresses are back in a big way this summer and are perfect for the hotter weather and there are styles to suit everyone and every occasion. Let’s look at some style ideas for summer dresses, great colors and essential accessories.

• Waist sack dress
  Cute, comfortable, feminine, stylish or casual this dress is made for warm for warm weather and a great choice is a simple brilliant white.
• A Line Dress
  Most will be styled to be just above the knees, with a billowing sleeve. While they have never really been out, they are more in than ever this year.
• Trapeze Dress
  The trapeze dress flairs out from under the bust line and normally finishes somewhere above the knee depending on brave the wearer is!
• The Shirt Dress
  A classic style which is never out of fashion, It can be worn both casually and formally. Most styles this season are above the knee or shorter and belted with matching belt.
• Patio Dress
  Patio dresses this season will see hems fall above the ankle or to brush the top of the foot. Great for the huge range of floral looks that are around this season for a relaxed feminine and stylish look.
• 3 Great Colors
  Yellow – This color is everywhere from bold banana yellow to a softer lemon and is the very essence of summer.
  Royal Blue – An eye catching color that looks good on any skin type or with any hair color it can be fun sophisticated or sexy depending on the way you want to wear it.
  Black and White – Simple black and white is back in a big way and polka dots look set to very popular this season.

Define Your look With a Belt. It can clinch your curves and define your shape and add the finishing touch to your look. With the accessories Go Bold. This summer choose bold, gold chains and large pendant necklaces - strings of oversize crystals, hooped earrings, bangles and hair bands are all in.
There are summer dresses for everyone this summer to enjoy and although hemlines are on the rise, ladies with less than perfect legs needed worry with the popularity of floaty longer dresses.

Dresses are back with a vengeance for the summer of 2008 and there is a style for every occasion and every women to look their best.

 

 

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Stussy Stripe Dresses

Since Stussy isn't really too heavy into dresses you might not know who they are. But they are one of the most heavily respected streetwear companies in existance today. They make dresses that are fit to go out in but- I wouldn't really call them clubbing dresses cause they are a little too comfortable for that.

 

Pictured here is the Class Stripe Deco Dress from Stussy, which is available now for $36.

 

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Summer Dresses For Teens

Teens are notoriously the hardest group to buy gifts for, Summer Dresses make it easy. Tomboy teens fall in love with how comfortable they are, while the pop culture teens don't mind them cause they show some skin. The dress pictured here is from the skateboard company Element, and is aptly named the "Strappy" dress. This is available now for $38.99.

 

Element Strappy Dress

Summer Floral Dresses

Summer Floral Dresses are one of the most traditional choices, and still a great one for 2008. Wether you're chilling on your deck at the lake, or at home on a hammock- Angie makes a bunch of timeless prints for you to chose from. This Smocked summer dress pictured here is available for just $11.99.  

 

Angie Smocked Floral Dress

Summer, and the Dresses are Easy

Light as air and loose enough for unrestricted movement, this summer the soft, floaty summer dress is the only addition your wardrobe needs. If you are planning a summer holiday, attending a summer festival, or simply staying on these shores waiting for a sunny weekend by the seaside, a dress by Ghost will roll up as small as a T-shirt and can be thrown in the washing machine to be worn again and again.

You might have noticed that the shops are full of synthetics, more so than since the days of bri-nylon and acrylic in the Seventies. You may also have noticed that synthetics do not mean cheaper clothes. Some garments have 100 per cent nylon printed on the care label, alongside a dry clean only symbol. It seems there is little advantage in buying the new-style synthetics, even if they do feel like silk. The only plus point is that fabric with a percentage of man-made fibers will remain wrinkle-free. And at least sloppy summer dresses will not be tailored too close to the body for comfort.

A loose-fitting dress can be liberating, especially if you are used to wearing trousers in the office. And if you are less than 5'8", a single colour can lengthen and flatter. Nothing is easier than wearing a single item head to toe. Flesh coloured underwear is recommended: bra-straps are prone to show. Most underwear companies include skin tone bras and knickers in their ranges. Calvin Klein and Gossard make underwear designed to be nearly invisible.

If wearing a summer sundress seems too much like wishful thinking, do not despair. However sun-deprived you might feel, the sun will appear at some point this summer and when it does, you might as well be prepared. But beware. Bare shoulders are prone to turning red in the sun. So wear a hat with a wide brim and don't forget the sun lotion- or you can always pick out one of the fresh girls summer dresses with short sleeves on it.