The trick to plus size maxi dresses is in selecting the right design (or cut) , print and color. Gypsy style cuts makes you look wider.  Avoid dresses that swallow you in fabric, opt instead for a more fitted empire design with an A-line cut that falls away sharply under the bust.  If your going sleeveless a halter style strap is more flattering than spaghetti straps.  Avoid small prints, instead opt for large or even better prints with vertical patterns to elongate your body rather than patterns that emphasize your horizontal appearance.  If you are of the shorter variety of plus beauty you can add vertical height by wearing platform or wedges.  Accessorize with chunky jewelry for a perfect finish.  Reasonable plus size maxi dresses can be found for under $60 by searching for plus size maxi dresses on google.  Plus size fashion can be fun and rewarding if you know the trick!

First you have to know your body shape and what problems you have to deemphasize and what positives you have to accentuate. Once you understand this then the next step is buying women’s plus size clothing that works with your shape to “trick the eye” of your beholder.

In most body shapes your challenge is your width or otherwise know as the horizontal aspect of your figure. So the idea is to down play your horizontal aspect and maximize your vertical aspect by choosing clothing that creates the illusion of a vertical line running the length of your body. We shall call this your “vertical silhouette”.

Some techniques are dressing monochromatically which is dressing in colors with the same overall hugh. For example if you wore a dark colored v-neck top with a dark colored knee length dress with a like colored high heel pump shoe you would be creating an overall vertical silhouette.  I’m not suggesting that you are limited to dark colors but dark colors are great for hiding detail in those troubled areas of your body. The use of a v-neck top or vertical lines in your clothing draws eyes up and down your silhouette rather than side to side. The magic of heeled pumps is raising your vertical height which helps deemphasize your horizontal silhoette.  Are you catching on?  Oh and something to go along with every outfit is a winning smile. When you smile people are drawn more to what’s most important about you and that’s your person. I hope you have at least caught on to the basic point of this article which is create a “vertical silhouette” which “tricks the eyes” of your beholder.