8 Tips to Picking Summer Dresses for Your Body Type!

Saturday, May 31, 2008 |

summer dressesWomen 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.

 

 

2008 Summer DressesFor 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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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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Jumper Dress Over Pants 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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Sun DressThis 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

Friday, May 30, 2008 |

cotton summer dresses

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

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tie dye dressTie-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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