What are your favorite stores/brands for maxi dresses that actually look good on petite proportions?
Long/maxi dresses on petites, does it work or is it too overwhelming?
Are there maxi dresses that will work on a short girl? They are always too long!
Loft often has petite maxi dresses in the summer. I'm 5' 3" so a bit taller than you... but I find the Loft maxi dress length fits me alright.
Can you hem at all? I take my maxi dresses up 3-4" as is necessary. Especially if that's the only "fit area" that's off for you, hemming it up seems like a good solution. If you can't sew, I can't imagine it would be expensive to have it done professionally.
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I’ve been shopping for an upcoming vacation and I hit the jackpot with these two dresses. First dress is the Benito Dress from Runaway the Label - its supposed to be a midi dress but on me it is a maxi, I got lucky because it just so happens to work with my proportions. Second dress is the Bold Floral Maxi Dress in petite length from Boohoo.
My question is this - where do you guys shop for dresses similar to these styles that work for petite proportions? I have always avoided maxi dresses and skirts because they’ve never looked right on me, but the fact that I found these 2 has opened up a new world of possibilities for me. 😅