Maxi Dresses!
You already know about my obsession for maxi skirts…
…But I also have a love for floor-length dresses. I’ve been planning on making a maxi dress and tutorial all summer, but somehow keep running into irresistable maxi dresses in stores and have bought a couple instead. I’d still like to make one soon, but at the rate I’m going at, we’ll see how that goes!
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What I love most about maxi dresses is how comfortable they are to wear.
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| Vintage sheet maxi dress by Craftiness is Not Optional |
Didn’t want to shave your legs that day? No one has to know! Too bad I can’t keep my own secrets on that one… When I get a compliment I should probably just say thank you rather than informing the complimenter of my current leg hair status. Awkward.
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| Floral maxi from Free People |
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Almost any body type can pull off a maxi dress – you’d be surprised! It gives a long and lean silhouette that is flattering on both slender and curvy figures.
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| Mossimo maxi |
I don’t think I’d have anywhere to wear this dress (all dress up and no place to go…), but it sure is pretty, isn’t it?!
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What’s your favorite maxi dress style? Bright and bold? Simple and muted? Flowing and elegant? I’d love to hear!
now i would love to make one, though i am not sure if i will really wear it is not common to wear them here in India. But who cares, right, i will sew one and see i am comfortable wearing it, if i am then i shall start doing so! I have hit my 30s and i am more confident of self than ever before!
Thanks for the inspiration to wear maxi dresses!
I finished sewing one last week, only to realize that I’m too short for them! I altered the pattern length about 10 inches shorter, but it still makes me look dumpy! Maybe it’s just the style of the dress, but I wish I was taller and could wear them.
I just finished a convertible dress that is a maxi style. Love it!
That floral Modcloth maxi is gorgeous! And the hairy leg concealment is one of the best things about this dress length-totally!
I love maxi dress,, I was waiting on your tut as an excuse to make myself one. I totally understand finding one!. The best thing about a maxi dress is you just put it on and go. No need to put an outfit together.
I love maxi dresses but I am too short!
anita x
Seeing this reminds me so much of the 60’s, my youth, and Jessica McClintock, and the Gunnysack line of dresses all of which were long. I loved those dresses. I know she still designs and her factory is still here in San Francisco, but I do not know what her style is now.
Love that ‘floral maxi’ from Free People!!
This is a great post. I LOVE maxis. I cannot stop buying them! I find good priced ones at Forever 21 and Ross and just buy and buy. I love the modesty of the long skirt (and a cardi too, of course).
Nice dresses