https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 06 May 2026 13:59:35 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-163960 Sun, 30 May 2010 04:33:11 +0000 florida 163960@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The only one on here that I like is the one as worn by Kate Hudson. Love the volume-over-volume with that jacket and of course the boots. My problem with maxis is that they are seriously lacking in coverage up top (I think they often call for an underlayer) and then have all of that volume on the bottom--they look unbalanced to me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-163950 Sun, 30 May 2010 04:01:43 +0000 Maya 163950@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The more pictures I see of maxi dresses, the more I dislike them. And those "midi" length skirts and dresses in the NYT slideshow look frumpy as can be.</p> <p>Sorry! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-163027 Thu, 27 May 2010 22:10:32 +0000 Lisa 163027@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm sorry but I'm just not a fan of maxi dresses. To me they look like a beach cover up or a nightgown. The only style they might fit into is a hippie look. But this is just my opinion! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-162966 Thu, 27 May 2010 19:43:24 +0000 Vix 162966@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>&gt;&gt;I finally found a photo of a maxi dress that is more form fitting (not so big and flowy at the bottom) and part of an outfit that I like as a whole</p> <p>Hey Tortoise, you being are what the NYT calls "forward." The slideshow accompanying the below article has lots of mid-calf lengths plus 1 or 2 true maxis.</p> <p>NYT: "A Long, Lean Backlash to the Mini" </p> <p><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/27/fashion/27MAXI.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05.....7MAXI.html</a></p> <p>I think between this and the dubiously-escapable "exotic" maxi looks featured in Sex in the City 2, my 10 y.o. Blue Lagoon maxi dress and I will be so backwards we'll be forward, ha. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-162920 Thu, 27 May 2010 18:26:21 +0000 Lori 162920@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I suppose I'm in the minority here, because I love maxi dresses, I'm 5'1" and I sport 'em casually with sandals for Summer (in SoCal). I love the easy, carefree, feeling of a flowy dress. Although, I never wear one without a bra (even though I'm small chested) - I'll layer a tank under the spaghetti straps so that a bra can be worn without being seen. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-162911 Thu, 27 May 2010 17:50:47 +0000 Amy 162911@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have one maxi dress that I've worn maybe twice. It's cute and all, but I sweat like a pig in it in the summer time with my legs all covered up. I'd rather wear something knee-length. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses/page/2#post-162297 Wed, 26 May 2010 17:28:48 +0000 Angie 162297@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>That's a beautiful lady! Still want to shorten the hem on the frock, though. Can't help it I'm afraid. Too much dress for casual settings and I'm non-negotiable on that one.</p> <p>But I will say that I LOVE pukka long Indian attire on Indian ladies at any time of the day. It might be a double standard but that look totally works. Can't tell you why - it just feels right. Spoken like a true ENFJ. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-162240 Wed, 26 May 2010 15:31:12 +0000 Laura 162240@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I finally found a photo of a maxi dress that is more form fitting (not so big and flowy at the bottom) and part of an outfit that I like as a whole:</p> <p><a href="http://media.entertainment.sky.com/image/unscaled/2010/05/26/Danielle-Bux-0510.jpg" rel="nofollow">http://media.entertainment.sky.....x-0510.jpg</a></p> <p>Thoughts? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-156133 Thu, 13 May 2010 09:07:36 +0000 RoseandJoan 156133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm torn on Maxi dresses for the beach, I do not tan so the light coverage of a maxi dress with a large straw hat is appealing but I like to able to run to the sea to cool off without holding bundles and bundles of excess material. Besides I'm sure the holiday photos and Angie would confirm this would be a BIG mistake. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155794 Wed, 12 May 2010 17:51:45 +0000 Queen Mum 155794@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they can be a great pool party/ resort type wear IF you can manage to wear it well.<br /> I was at a baby shower a while back and the hostess had on a maxi dress.. I think it was about 6 inches from the floor. It looked great on her and very appropriate for the outdoor shower.<br /> I"m not going to hunt one down though as I don't think I could pull it off. </p> <p>And I for one think Angie would look fabulous in one! Atleast humor us and try one on and snap a piccie </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155776 Wed, 12 May 2010 16:42:11 +0000 Isabel 155776@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I was just mulling this one over. I am not a maxi dress fun...but my husband loves them. I attended a birthday party where one of the mothers was wearing a maxi dress with a flowing cardi and she looked incredible. I kept following her around so that I could talk to her while I tried to figure out what made it work.</p> <p>I Still don't know. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155775 Wed, 12 May 2010 16:36:39 +0000 CK 155775@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't like them on myself, and I don't like the feel of all that fabric on my legs in the summer (which seems to be the season for wearing them). Also the tops are usually much too bare for me.</p> <p>However, I do think they can look good on the some people, usually women with a more bohemian style. In this slide show, I like the ones styled more like sundresses as opposed to the long-sleeved, and I don't like Kate Hudson's blazer, but the black and white dress with the black blazer looks better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155677 Wed, 12 May 2010 13:33:05 +0000 yublocka 155677@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm an unashamed maxi dress wearer, I know we are few and far between on this forum!! I love them on extremely hot days and nights, when I dont want to bare my legs for some reason e.g. like they are hairy but not quite at the waxing stage yet. </p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/yublocka/3277467351/in/set-72157608225256166/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/y.....225256166/</a></p> <p>I love the feeling of breezy fabric and long skirts, and they appeal to the not-so-inner hippie in me. I wouldn't consider one that wasn't made of cotton though - the whole idea for me is to be as cool as possible. This is the only one I own, but I certainly wouldn't be averse to getting another one! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155558 Wed, 12 May 2010 04:44:59 +0000 Angie 155558@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'd love to know what makes a casual maxi dress or skirt pool, BBQ and picnic appropriate. I guess they'll keep the mozzies off your legs. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155523 Wed, 12 May 2010 03:42:25 +0000 Jenava 155523@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do think they look best at the pool or at a casual summer BBQ or picnic...I don't think I would be comfortable wearing them anywhere else. </p> <p>I think I like the idea from a comfort standpoint since I don't want to have to be ladylike in a short skirt on a hot summer's day when I'm likely to be lounging around on the ground, etc. and pants just aren't as cool as a skirt. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155514 Wed, 12 May 2010 03:36:25 +0000 Anonymous 155514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I went through wanting to like them in the '70's. I just couldn't get all that fabric to be comfortable, and be able to do anything except lounge in one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155478 Wed, 12 May 2010 02:47:23 +0000 Vix 155478@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Did someone ask for dissenting opinions?</p> <p>I have an unabashed love for maxi skirts and dresses (not every one, of course, just the genre in general). In general my style is more minimalist and tailored with a few shiny accents, but apparently I've got enough Persnickety Bohemian lurking inside to love me some maxis.</p> <p>As long as the top has enough fabric to work with a person's proportions, the chest support is there as needed, and the material doesn't get tooooo billowy, I think the look flatters a fair number of people. </p> <p>In fact I'm on trip right now where I needed "creative casual" vibe, and I tucked an ancient silk maxidress in my suitcase. Mine is more like the Stephanie Pratt one--an empire waist column--albeit with about double the coverage in the chest area. I'm topping it with a tonal T, a hip belt, and chunky-heeled sandals...if it ever reaches the 90 degrees forecast vs the 60s and rainy it is! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155459 Wed, 12 May 2010 02:06:16 +0000 Itari 155459@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm a bit partial to maxi dresses, as I like the 70s fashion. However, I have never found a good, casual one - which is lucky, since it would probably make me look older and extra frumpy - the "crazy cat lady" look, you know </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155454 Wed, 12 May 2010 02:00:18 +0000 Laura 155454@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>hmmm...</p> <p>I think I like the dresses to not to be so big at the bottom, if it's cut closer to the body through the leg, I think it looks better. But then would it not be a maxi dress? Maybe that is a column dress or something else? And I think heels/wedges help. </p> <p>greenglove - I know what you mean about wanting differing opinions for discussion sake. And I'd love to see you give the maxi dress a try! I think you could pull it off. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155426 Wed, 12 May 2010 01:13:34 +0000 Dashrashi 155426@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Whoa--is Whitney's a jumpsuit? Check out the ankles. (First slide.) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155421 Wed, 12 May 2010 01:06:18 +0000 Maya 155421@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>No offense to anyone, but I really hate them. I just find them so incredibly unflattering. They are so skimpy up top, billowy and blanket-like on the bottom, and the way they don't completely reach the ground creates a similar problem to ankle length pants. They remind me of a frumpy negligee. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155420 Wed, 12 May 2010 01:06:07 +0000 cciele 155420@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'll have to give Angie an apoplexy and take some photos of me in my maxi dresses </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155417 Wed, 12 May 2010 01:02:20 +0000 Angie 155417@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I won't bore you with my opinion on casual maxi dresses yet again :0)</p> <p>Here's the most recent blog post for anyone who's interested: </p> <p><a href="http://youlookfab.com/2009/05/14/opinion-maxi-dresses-must-be-dressy/" rel="nofollow">http://youlookfab.com/2009/05/.....be-dressy/</a></p> <p>Like pant lengths, I am pretty much non-negotiable on this one. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155388 Wed, 12 May 2010 00:04:30 +0000 greenglove 155388@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I like them sometimes- Kate Hudson looks great and the Victoria Secret one is really lovely. I know it is not a popular opinion but that is ok. I am learning that more and more. Everyone cannot have the same opinion about everything. I sometimes wish there were more differing opinions on the forum- (just for discussion sake). Maybe we all have very similar taste or are we all secretly trying to get approval and not rock the boat? Or maybe we do have differing opinions and I have forgotten some of them.<br /> For another thread I suppose. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155381 Tue, 11 May 2010 23:43:30 +0000 Jenava 155381@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I rather liked the ones with sleeves from the slide show; those could be worn with a proper bra. I think these would totally work for me, but only for casual summer wear on the hottest days of summer with either platform sandals or gladiator sandals. I personally couldn't wear them as dressy (wedding guest and the like) or office wear. </p> <p>I have seen people in my office pull them off at work, but they're usually the bohemian creative-types and are loaded with accessories. I don't think they'd jive with my work-wear style, although the right dress with the right accessories on the right person could totally work as officewear in my office. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155335 Tue, 11 May 2010 21:56:14 +0000 Vildy 155335@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>ohh, the part about the bra makes perfect sense! When I was wearing maxis back in the day I had a completely different figure - @32B , only I would go years inbetween actually wearing a bra. Support wasn't anything I needed or had to think about! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155312 Tue, 11 May 2010 21:27:37 +0000 Jill 155312@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I'm still up in the air on what to make of them. They look super comfortable, especially for summer, which is probably why I think of them as tropical wear, or beach wear. But it also seems like just....so much fabric! Plus, I'm not too keen on hiding my legs because I think they're one of my better features! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155306 Tue, 11 May 2010 21:21:45 +0000 jerseyjan 155306@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think they look best as in beachy, breezy resort. Elsewhere, it looks like too much fabric and out of place. Of course, the body has to suit the dress. IMO </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155267 Tue, 11 May 2010 20:08:55 +0000 NK 155267@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>The length doesn't bother me as much as the fact that, like most sundresses, most of them are worn without a bra and are generally unsupportive. </p> <p>After recently seeing two women at a fast food restaurant sporting really unflattering maxi dresses, I realized it was because they drooping or hanging out of the tops. One of the dresses had a smocked top and the other was a halter top. Unless the chest belongs to a teenager or was very recently surgically enhanced, chances are it needs more support than a tube top or a couple of flimsy fabric triangles tied in the back with a string.. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/dissecting-maxi-dresses#post-155262 Tue, 11 May 2010 19:55:29 +0000 Vildy 155262@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They don't suit my life now - I need to be going up and down stairs and carrying things, etc. But I wore them constantly when I was in my 20's. I'm 61 now. But I wore them in the house, at somebody's pool or patio, on the beach. I would wear them walking around the streets of a beach town. Shopping or in restaurants in a beach town. The summery ones look like resort wear and darker winter prints - restrictive, again. The pregnant prime minister's wife looks restricted in that slide show. All that said, the only one I liked - and I love it - was Kate Hudson where the floaty print of the maxi gives off the vibe of an extra long scarf trailing from her blazer. I'd wear that. </p>