Every girl wants to look amazing during summer and one of the easiest and sassiest ways to achieve an epic silhouette is to venture towards the sleek and sexy mini dress.
But how do you go about wearing a mini-dress? What footwear is best with them? And which accessories are the most effective with mini dresses? This post has some great tips on how to pull off your perfect mini-dress look.
How to Style Your Mini Dress
#23- Layered floral mini dress with straps. Pair with ankle strap heels for a gorgeous summer look.
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#22- Halterneck mini dress with shaped hemline and contrasting floral design. Perfect party wear.
#21- Lolita-style mini dress with lace shoulder caps. They look great when matched with heeled wedges.
#20- Geometric print mini dress. Loose fitting so great for beach wear. Match this with cute bangles and flip-flops.
#19- Embossed evening wear mini dress with matching clutch bag and statement silver heels.
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#18- Perfect beach combination. Geometric loose-fitting mini dress with matching wide-brim sun hat and tote bag. Accessorise with a chunky bracelet and heavy pendant.
#17- Sarah Hyland in a sparkly mini dress with matching silver clutch bag, silver bangle and silver peep toes.
#16- Loosely fitted slit-sleeve mini dress. Great summer wear and perfectly combined with natural brown clutch bag, necklace and weave strap heeled sandals.
Ideal Accessories For Mini Dresses – Clutch bags are a winning choice for most dress outfits but even more so for the mini dress. Two small and simple items are brought together to create a bigger and better image. With plain mini dresses, you have a broader spectrum of accessories to play with so why not experiment with chunky necklaces or multiple bangles? Or even break colours up with a thin belt? If wearing printed and patterned mini dresses be careful not to over do it with too much bling as this can completely throw the style and can ruin your desired look. People sometimes overlook the use of hair accessories. Use these to their full potential. From simple hair clips to fully loaded headbands and bandanas, all hair accessories have the ability to completely change the look of an outfit for the better.
#15- Kourtney Kardashian in a white lace mini dress matched with nude tone handbag and gladiator sandals.
#14- White off the shoulder mini dress with blue design. Contrasting brown leather ankle boots.
#13- Thick strap, fitted white mini dress with zigzag hemline. Matched with nude tone heels. Great city style.
#12- Black fitted, ruched mini dress with a matching clutch bag. Perfect red carpet or formal evening style.
#11- Adorable floral print minidress with black halterneck. With white T-bars and a chunky gold bracelet, this looks perfect.
Footwear To Wear With Mini Dresses – Heels are every girl’s choice of footwear, especially when it comes to party nights. Heeled pumps, peep-toes, wedges, thigh-high boots, ankle boots and t-bars are all fantastic choices when pairing shoes with mini dresses. Heels have a great way of making legs appear longer, and even more so when matched with short skirts. Thigh-high boots are a great way to create a long-leg look for girls who may not be as confident about their legs.
#10- Jennifer Lopez in a leopard print mini with black leather thigh-high boots. Stunning look.
#9- Look with attitude. Black and white striped mini with leather jacket and thigh high boots. Great city look.
#8- Saucy asymmetrical sequin mini dress with black pvc pumps. Chunky jewelled bracelets complete the look.
#7- Casual mini dress with a natural look. Brown boots and a matching shoulder bag finish the look beautifully.
#6- Purple fitted mini dress with side sequin detail. Hessian tote bag and nude-tone wedges.
Some Final Top Tips – It is vital you wear properly fitted underwear as badly fitted underwear will show through your mini dress and leave ghastly bra and pant lines. Don’t shy away from stockings or sheer tights. These make legs appear smoother and can also give a subtle shine.
#5- Great prom or evening event combination with a strapless mini dress.
#4- Plain black mini dress with lace sleeves. Match with black pumps and a contrasting red chain strap handbag.
#3- Plus size tartan mini dress. Gorgeous look with flats, shoulder bag, statement hat and thin belt. Stunning look.
#2- Natural look with floral print mini dress and brown leather waistcoat. Matching belt, bag and boots make this look perfect for travelling.
#1- Plus size tartan mini dress with shoulder caps and collar. Little lace-up sides create an eye-catching look. Platform pumps finish this style beautifully.
Some of these aren’t really styling recommendations so much as dress recommendations. Take #22, for example: ‘halterneck mini dress with shaped hemline and contrasting floral design. Perfect party wear’. This is all well and good, but that is merely a description of the dress. You’re not giving us any suggestions on how to wear it. Do we add a clutch? A hair accessory? Jewellery? We will never know. By not giving any actual advice about how to wear the mini dress, you’re not fulfilling the promise of the title. It also looks like you’re using filler to reach your target of 23 recommendations.
The other issue I have with this? You’re literally describing the photos. You’re not giving any advice that you can generalise to any other outfit. There’s not a whole lot I can apply to real-life unless I have the exact ensembles you’re describing.
Check out #8. You’re not even speaking in full sentences anymore: ‘Hessian tote bag and nude tone wedges’.
This article was promising but it was disappointing that a) not all of these points include direct styling advice and b) there is very little to generalise outside of this context. You may as well have just said ‘I describe 23 very specific mini dresses’.
Thank you so much Billie for such a deep and insightful analysis. I’ve shared the feedback with our writers and asked them to improve in these areas. Our team manager, Zoona has also dropped an email to you to discuss this further. Hope to hear back from you soon 🙂
Best regards,
Team Outfit Trends.