How To Wear Maxi Dresses If You Are Vertically Challenged

Do you gravitate towards wearing dresses in the summer like me? I especially love wearing maxi dresses in the heat because they are very forgiving if you forget to have some razor time, to state the obvious. But overall, dresses can keep me cool and make me feel girly in the summer. But can petite women like me wear maxi dresses?

We, short girls, can rock this style just as good if not better than the taller girls. The key is how to wear it.

Sure, we have read every magazine where every fashion editor would tell us to go with short skirts if we want our legs to look longer, which is obvious. But wearing a long dress is another way of extending our frame, especially for petite women like us.

Just remember, wearing maxi dresses the right way will actually make us look taller. It’s about choosing the right dress.

I always look for solid colors or small prints and stay away from large prints because they look too busy and can overwhelm my petite frame. The general rule of thumb is that the size of the print should be no larger than your fist. Another thing to keep in mind is the fabric when it comes to maxi dresses. Always go with something that is soft and flowy because the point of wearing maxi dresses is they move as you move.

Whatever style I wear I always have the proportion in mind and maxi dresses are no exceptions. Maxi dresses are available in all kinds of prints and patterns and they are normally inexpensive.

If you are petite and want to try this style but not sure what to look for I have scoured the web and selected a few that are affordable and flattering to our petite frame.