Find the Best Dress for Your Body Type at Second Hand Clothing Stores
Summer is still here and the temperatures are up! If you’re like me, you have packed away those slacks and sweaters and have filled your closets and shelves with dresses, shorts and sandals. For every Fashionista it’s essential to add a few new pieces to your summer wardrobe every year. It sure is fun but it can be tricky and costly. Finding a great fitting dress at a great price is hard.
Every girl, no matter the shape or size should feel great in the dress she’s wearing. Here are the best dresses for each body type to look for when second hand shopping.
Curvy Girls
Being blessed with curves is a great thing! The best way to accentuate your curves in the right way is to show “just enough” without showing “too much.”
Best Dress: Wrap Dresses
Wrap dresses are some of the most versatile and classic dresses. There are many variations but most wrap dresses tastefully display your décolletage in a classy yet sexy way.
Because wrap dresses tie or belt at the middle waist they are very slimming and balance out your upper and lower body proportions in the best way.
Wrap dresses are also some of the best dresses to “dress down” for an afternoon picnic or “dress up” for a semi casual dinner and date night.
Keep your eye out for a bargain on:
Diane von Furstenberg, Queen of Wrap Dresses, Average retail price $395 and up
Tall and Lean
Most girls have wished at some point for a tall “modelesque” physique. Although this is a highly desired body type it can present problems with finding apparel that is long enough and dresses that fall at just the right spot.
Best Dress: Maxi Dresses
Maxi dresses are usually long enough to look “right” on even the tallest women. Maxi dresses are also easily transformed to shorter mini dresses with a few do-it-yourself snips and cuts.
Taking these repurposing risks on a second hand clothing store find is much less stressful than modifying an expensive boutique priced dress.
Here is a great video on how to turn your old maxi dresses into sexy mini dresses:
If you are a bustier woman, look for an empire waist cut (cuts in just below the bustline) so that your lower body proportions aren’t made to look larger than they actually are.
If you have a smaller bust, look for a flowy bohemian style spaghetti strap maxi dress. You can pull off this amazing flowy style easily while looking great!
Keep your eye out for a bargain on:
Free People, high quality Bohemian maxi dresses, Average retail price $130 and up
Petite
Petite girls unfortunately have some of the hardest times finding the right kinds of dresses because the maxi dresses tend to drag and what should be a knee-length dress turns into a frumpy “old lady” dress, making you look even shorter than you already are.
Best Dress: Mini dress
Here’s the deal: petite women have the easiest time pulling off short (or mini) dresses because they will cover you more appropriately than those who may be taller or curvier.
If you pair a trendy mini dress with a pair of wedges or heels it will also help elongate your legs and make you seem taller that you may appear in a long flowy maxi dress. Even if you aren’t ready for a micro mini dress, pick something that hits above the knee for the most flattering look.
If you’re petite with some curves look for something with a triangle top that is cut in at the waist. If you are less curvy, pick a loose “babydoll” style dress for a sexy yet classy look.
Keep your eye out for a bargain on:
Revolve clothing mini dresses, Fresh 2015 looks, Average retail price $100 and up
So take a chance this summer and challenge yourself to find a few “new to you” second hand summer dresses that make you feel like the amazing woman you are. You CAN find the best dress for your body type at second hand clothing stores so get out there and get shopping!
