Maxi Dresses For Weddings
September 12, 2010 by Ceri ·
If you are searching for that perfect outfit, have you ever considered wearing maxi dresses for weddings? Maxi dresses are really on trend this year and with there being so many to choose from, there is a maxi dress to suit everyone and just about every occasion including weddings.
The beauty of the maxi dresses is that it skims over tummies hips and thighs for a romantic look that is incredibly feminine. If you are apple shaped or pear shaped, the maxi dress is your best friend as the empire line is so incredibly flattering. If you don’t like your legs, no problem, the maxi dress has that area covered and if you don’t like your arms, you can choose a dress with sleeves or add a cute bolero or cropped cardigan.
When you are choosing Maxi dresses for weddings, look for amazing colours, patterns or prints, luxurious fabrics and interesting details for a look that is a bit special for such a special occasion. Chiffon and silks work really well in maxi dresses as do jersey fabrics and tropical or floral prints. You could also look for embellishment around the top of the of the maxi dress for a really opulent style.
Maxi dresses originally became popular in the seventies but there is no need for a maxi dress to look at all dated. You can keep your look modern by adding a faux fur waistcoat for the autumn and winter or a great pair of wedge shoes.
Where to shop for maxi dresses for weddings
If it is luxurious maxi dresses in extravagant styles that you are looking for Coast is definitely a good starting point. With beautiful dresses in jewel rich colours and neutrals, draped designs and interesting shapes including a corset style top teamed with an elegant chiffon skirt. There are which would work well as bridesmaids dresses or even as an alternative wedding dress.
For plain maxi dresses in either black or eye popping pink, you could try Rare Fashions. These maxi dresses act as the perfect blank canvas for adding accessories galore. How about adding an embellished belt or a pashmina wrapped over the shoulders. Either way a great pair of heels and a clutch bag will finish the outfit perfectly.
For printed maxi dresses, Wallis is the place to look. They have a wide range of printed and patterned maxi dresses from florals to abstract prints. These dresses are the perfect way to add a little colour to a wedding outfit. Try picking out one of the colours with a brightly coloured clutch bag or pair of shoes.
You can finish off your wedding outfit to perfection with a beautiful hat or fascinator but if you would like to be a little more individual why not find a fun hair accessory like a flower or sparkly hair clip. Maxi dresses usually look best with a great pair of heels, for maximum comfort and practicality, wedges usually work really well.
How To Find The Perfect Women’s Dresses For Your Body Shape
June 28, 2010 by Ceri ·
Women’s dresses can be the answer to just about every style dilemma. There are dresses to suit just about every occasion, body shape and budget. Once you have worked out the best styles shapes of women’s dresses for your body shape not only will you make shopping so much easier but you will always look amazing where ever you are going. When it comes to looking good, it doesn’t really matter what shape or size you are. The important thing is that you pick the right style of dress to compliment and flatter your figure. Areas that you don’t like can be disguised or balanced out and the areas that you like can be highlighted so that they are the first thing that people notice. Clever choice of choice of your clothes whether they are plus sized dresses or petite dresses will make it look like you have your own personal stylist. So here are some top tips that stylists use to dress the four main body shapes.
Pear Shaped
A pear shape is the name used to describe ladies who tend to gain weight on their hips and thighs. They also tender to have smaller busts and waists. Flattering clothes for the pair shape will be those that skim over hips and thighs with nothing too tight fitting in this area but with a fitted top to highlight the relatively slim waist. They will also have dark colours on the bottom half and will concentrate detail and fuss to the top half. Wide or boat necks are great for balancing the hips as are wider hems and detail along the hem line. Probably the most flattering of all styles for a pear shaped lady is an a line dress. The hem should fall at about knee length (just above or below is fine).
With a black a line skirt and white top, this 2 in one dress by Ben De Lisi at Debenhams is a great work outfit for pear shaped ladies.
Apple Shaped
Apple shaped is the term used to describe ladies that tend to gain weight around their middle. They tend have slender arms and legs. Women’s dresses for the apple shape is all about finding styles that skim over the stomach area. Apple shaped ladies should avoid style that have lots of fuss, detail or belts around the torso but instead look for anything that creates a vertical or diagonal line down the torso, and dresses that show off the arms and legs. Empire lines dresses and draped dresses are both very flattering options for apple shaped ladies. The baby doll dress which is a mini version of the empire line dress will also look amazing.
This Cotton Floral Hitched Dress ticks all the right boxes for the apple shaped lady. It had a fitted top and the loose fitting body skims over the tummy area.
Hour Glass Shaped
Ladies with larger hips and bust and a comparatively small waist are described as hour glassed shape. This is a classic curvy and feminine figure that looks great with a variety of dress styles. The key thing to remember for this shape is that fitted dresses are great but they should always skim rather than cling. Hour glass shapes should always wear underwear that gives plenty of support and wear dresses fitted at the waist to highlight the slimmest part of their body. If a dress is not fitted at the waist, it can usually be cinched in with a pretty belt to give some definition.
This Hope Floral Rose Dress by Boohoo looks great on hour glass figures when the waist is highlighted with a belt in a contrasting colour.
Rectangular Shape
Ladies that have little waist definition and curves can be described as rectangular shape. They are very lucky as there is no area that they need to minimise and there are many styles of Women’s dresses that will look great on them. Dresses that help to create an illusion of curves with details like peplums or flared and puffball skirts will all look great on this body shape. Rectangle shaped ladies should avoid low waisted dresses as these can look boyish and straight up and down sheath dresses which can highlight a lack of curves. Instead they should wear bias cut dresses, full skirted dressed and shift dresses with some shape to them.
This Wispa Dress by Motel was made for ladies with a rectangular shape. The large polka dots add some interest and the slightly flaring skirt adds some shape.
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Good things Come in Small Bundles
April 5, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
You know what they say about good things coming in small bundles? well as far as body shaped are concerned that’s true. Look at Cheryl Cole, she’s the perfect example of how to take advantage of her petite frame.
The key think here is to look taller, and that means making your legs appear longer.
Tops Empire line tops are just great for creating the illusion of longer legs. try fan and bow detailing to draw the eye upwards. To add some volume, go with flutter sleeves in bright block colours.
Bottoms You need to lengthen your legs, the best two ways to create this illusion is to go with dark trousers, and sneak a pair of high heels under them, but of you keep the shoes the same colour as the trousers, then that’ll do the trick. Second is go short with your skirts, minis and tulips are great! The more leg you show the longer your leg looks, ideal for the summer.
Dresses Again You’ve got a choice of how to wear dresses to your best advantage. Following the fashion of bold colours, go for simple dresses featuring at least two block colours, again this is ideal for your summer dresses.
You could also go for the ditsy print tea dresses which absolutely perfect for your frame, and give a really delicate feminine look.
Jeans Best shape for your jeans are bootcut or straight, these styles are shaped and will flatter your body most, but remember to go for maximum leg length with a pair of high sandals or heels to give you the height you require to best show off your profile.
Shoes and AccessoriesLike your frame, accessories should be small and neat, so for example, dainty clutch bags in bold colours are perfect. Try out a long necklace which adds symmetry and draws the eyes vertically down. As mention above, shoes are critical to give height, so high heels are good, but with skirts and dresses, strappy sandals are also good.
Hipalicious
March 21, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
If like Colleen Rooney you’re a woman with the larger hips, you’re a classic pear shape, but crucially a great classic figure that a lot of women are envious of.
Your emphasis should be to balance your hips with the rest of your voluptuous torso, so that means adding width to your shoulders and as a result make your body more proportional.
Dressing Tips
Tops – Try those which draw the eye up from your hips, so that means going for detailing such as bows or runching or a bold print.
Also try puffed or asymmetrical sleeves to broaden shoulders. Fitted tops streamline your profile and show off your shape.
Bottoms – Keep the bottom half of your body darker than the top, that way you’ll slim down your lower torso. A-Line skirts and wide trousers are a dream for you to wear as they hug hips and skim thighs.
Dresses – Dresses that follow your body, but flare out at the lower half are ideal for you. Best shapes are tulip and belted shift dresses. Hitched style and bubble hem dresses also make your lower half appear smaller.
Jeans – Best shapee is Boot cut with their slight flare, which adds width to your legs lower half, and slims the profile, slim it even more with heels. Go for dark wash colours to slim your leg profile.
Shoes and Accessories – The use of statement necklaces and earrings will draw attention up. Heels will help slim the profile even more. Try nude coloured shoes with bare skin or nude coloured tights to make your legs look even longer.
Hip Hip Horray
March 20, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
If like Colleen Rooney you’re a woman with the larger hips, you’re a classic pear shape, but crucially a great classic figure that a lot of women are envious of.
Your emphasis should be to balance your hips with the rest of your voluptuous torso, so that means adding width to your shoulders and as a result make your body more proportional.
Dressing Tips
Tops – Try those which draw the eye up from your hips, so that means going for detailing such as bows or runching or a bold print.
Also try puffed or asymmetrical sleeves to broaden shoulders. Fitted tops streamline your profile and show off your shape.
Bottoms – Keep the bottom half of your body darker than the top, that way you’ll slim down your lower torso. A-Line skirts and wide trousers are a dream for you to wear as they hug hips and skim thighs.
Dresses – Dresses that follow your body, but flare out at the lower half are ideal for you. Best shapes are tulip and belted shift dresses. Hitched style and bubble hem dresses also make your lower half appear smaller.
Jeans – Best shapee is Boot cut with their slight flare, which adds width to your legs lower half, and slims the profile, slim it even more with heels. Go for dark wash colours to slim your leg profile.
Shoes and Accessories – The use of statement necklaces and earrings will draw attention up. Heels will help slim the profile even more. Try nude coloured shoes with bare skin or nude coloured tights to make your legs look even longer.
African Print Belted Shirt Dress
January 27, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
As we’re officially in a recession, it is our intention at Women’s Dresses to make your money go further.
With this in mind, we’ll be offering our Recession Dressing feature which gives you the heads up on the best value.
Our first offering comes from Peacocks who have some very nice women’s and men’s clothes at very affordable prices.
As part of their new arrivals this very stylish African Print Belted Shirt Dress is bang up to date and doesn’t cost the earth.
This style of dress is ideal for our “Curvaceous Queen” figure, which emphasizes the waste with a belt, and an open neck to show a hint of cleavage. You can complement this dress by matching it with shoes or boots looks great with a hat and scarf with a shoulder bags to round off.
Peacocks Still have a massive clearance sale on until stocks run out offering up to 70% discount.
Curvatious Queens
January 23, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
Does my bum look big in this? my chest sticks out! My waists too small…
Well congratulations you’ve got the classic hour glass figure, you just have to work it to its best advantage.
You can smoulder in male company, and be the envy of your girlfriends.
Just remember to keep your dresses, jeans or trousers dark and you’ll drop a size, on jeans choose back pockets that are big making your bum look smaller.
Wearing a “v” neck shows off your “natural assets” in a way that is classy, with a hint of sexiness but not too much that it looks cheap, where as a fitted waist coat emphasizes your waste to show off that hour glass figure to its full.
Height is always an advantage, so go for the highest heel you are comfortable with, and that will perk your bum and add slenderness to your body profile especially in a dress.
Try long hanging earrings and pull your hair from around your ears, try a pony tail? it will emphasize your shoulders and focus attention to your face.
To top it all off make the most of your figure, get noticed with the use of belts to emphasize your waist. Use belts over dresses, jumpers, jackets and coats.
Add a belt to any outfit and this will emphasise your perfect hour glass figure.
Michelle Obama, Barack is not the only one for Change
January 18, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
The Obama Family
Come Tuesday 20th January 2009, History will be made. Barack Obama will be sworn in as the the 44th American president .
It is widely anticipated that change will sweep through the country as promised during his campaign, with his “we can fix it” chant on the night of his victory, and boy don’t we need it?
However, change is a comin’ in more ways than one, most notably with the first lady. As everyone knows, Michelle Obama became a fashion icon during her husbands campaign in 2008, preferring outfits from affordable High Street fashion brands such as Gap and J Crew, with those worn becoming so popular they sell out withing hours with one particular yellow outfit becoming J Crews best seeling item of 2008.
In fact people have started to liken her to Jackie Kennedy, with her elegance, grace and fashion sense.
At 45 years old she is the youngest first lady since Jacqui Kennedy to be in the White House, Jacqui last graced the residence on Pennsylvania avenue at around about the same time as Michelle was born in 1963. Nevertheless her profile as an intelligent hot shot corporate lawyer and “mom”, Michelle Obama is on the brink of becoming the new clothes horse, or dare I say it, the new Diana, perhaps that’s something to be judged on hide sight?
Like Diana though, Her ability to sell out dresses within hours as experienced last year has become stuff of legends and means that whatever she wears on Tuesday at the inauguration will be as significant to the fashion world as Barack to the real world.
Its not only the main inaugural event that will have such a fashion focus, but indeed the tour of the ten or so balls that the New Mr and Mrs President will attend afterwards, once the main political event has finished, the fashion event begins.
While Oscar de la Renta will be designing Hilary Clinton’s evening dress, rumours are that Michelle will pick an American designer, but according to Grazia magazine designers such as Marchesa and Badgley Mischka could be in contention or perhaps Rodarte if she is risque, or perhaps she’ll turn to favoured Chicago Designer Mario Pinto who Mrs Obama has entrusted with so many of the designs she has favoured during the campaign trail of 08.
However, whatever the choice she will look fantastic, and within days you’ll be able to buy a copy of it yourself somewhere on the high street.
Legs Eleven
January 18, 2009 by Womens fashion Team ·
If you’re bit leggy, here’s a couple of tips to help you dress for your shape.
You’ve got GREAT assets that most women would die for, a great set of pins. They’re long, elegant and slims your body down, you can get away with wearing so much more than if you were any other shape.
Tips:
Women’s dresses to suit your shape on an elegant night out is definitely a maxi dress. An elegant Evening dress which shows off those long legs, wear bright colours and show a bit of shoulder.
Show off your legs with devastating effect with a pair of flat riding boots worn with thick black tights and a tartan mini skirt which is totally hot this winter.
Super sexy and change the black tights for the over the knee socks… sizzling!
For a coat try a funnel neck belted coat fasten around the waist emphasizes shape and femininity.
