https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:45:47 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1686372 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:59:41 +0000 Janet 1686372@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Try this dress from Anthro. I find dresses a difficult fit for other reasons (wide hips and thighs, short waist, big boobs), and this dress is great. I think it could work for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1686353 Tue, 28 Jun 2016 08:27:49 +0000 Rugilerar 1686353@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Summer dresses are a nightmare and a beautiful dream at the same time! Ahh, know that feeling, I'm looking at myself in the mirror and see only a huge legs... Have no idea how to find a dress which could fit me enough. My mom always tells to wear something below knees because they are just a balls of fat but all the beautiful dresses are above the knee </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1676934 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 03:58:46 +0000 danskogirl 1676934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>(Sorry - wrong place for post. *Deleted*) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1676917 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 03:28:27 +0000 Anna 1676917@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have no waist or even the appearance of a waist. I am straight up and down. And I can't wear sleeveless without a cardi over them. Have giant upper arms. I love shift dresses but I find it accentuates my lack of waist. I wear jackets or a lightweight sweater over them . it hides the sides of my dresses and gives me the appearance of a waist. Just gets hot in the summer. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1676913 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 03:19:40 +0000 Anonymous 1676913@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachel - I prefer sleeves too. For me, I have wider shoulders and large biceps, and often dresses pull across the top. </p> <p>My favorite silhouette is a shift dress, since I'm also long through the torso. I really like Donna Morgan shift dresses, but I find them too dressy for the regular summer days. </p> <p>The only dress I've gotten this summer I got at Nordstrom Rack, and I don't see it online. it's not really what I think we are both looking for though - more casual. Kind of throw on and go. I do have a Fresh Produce dress from last year, and I see some on the Zappos website, so I may try a couple there. </p> <p>I've tried and returned several dresses thus far, so sorry I can't help more. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1676912 Fri, 10 Jun 2016 03:09:45 +0000 Rachel G 1676912@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Some of these looks are great, but many of them are sleeveless. I hear what you're saying about not worrying about the biceps thing but I kind of compare it to women with large breasts: I am not ashamed of them, but I don't always want to show them off. I would like to be able to dress for the summer without them being a focal point. </p> <p>As for my body shape, I would not say rectangle because I actually have large hips and a big butt. I guess I am more like a pear? I think my wide hips help minimize my wife waist, so I think body hugging stuff can look good. I think what I have the most trouble finding can be broke into two categories: 1) shift dresses that aren't sleeveless and 2) interesting, funky dresses that aren't cinched at the middle and aren't sleeveless. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1675976 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 22:12:45 +0000 Suz 1675976@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You've got a ton of options, I think. It's just a question of trying on and finding a maker who "gets" your body. As for the biceps, let the ones who ask live in fear! You can be proud of them.&nbsp;</p> <p>It might make sleeves difficult to fit, I suppose.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1675972 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 22:06:41 +0000 Angie 1675972@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Rachel, it sounds like you have more of a rectangular shape - is that right? If so, a straight shirt dress or fitted sheath works really well. An empire-cut fit and flare can also work - and a few cocoon draped dresses. Here are some visual examples.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1675967 Wed, 08 Jun 2016 21:53:48 +0000 K. Period. 1675967@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Bumping because this topic deserves more attention. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1675139 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:54:19 +0000 K. Period. 1675139@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmmm. No defined waist, larger shoulders. &nbsp;Sounds like me. &nbsp;</p> <p>I wear shift dresses a lot. &nbsp;They glide over the waist area, so they give the illusion of more curviness than is actually there. &nbsp;I also wear sheath styles for the same reason, but they are trickier. &nbsp;Right now, my favorite "I don't even want to think about it" dress is a <a rel="nofollow" href="http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/leith-ruched-body-con-tank-dress/3741346?origin=keywordsearch-personalizedsort&amp;fashioncolor=OLIVE%20SARMA%20HEATHER">Leith Ruched Body-Con dress</a>. &nbsp;I usually wear a 6 in dresses, but had to size up to a large in it to get it loose enough that it isn't clingy. &nbsp;However, sized up, the shape is easy to wear. &nbsp;Stretchy and tee shirt like. &nbsp;And it is good for showing off strong shoulders. &nbsp;It does require that you be comfortable with a slight body con shape, though. &nbsp; &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1675120 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:32:07 +0000 Anonymous 1675120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Will be checking in on this thread. Need the info too </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/summer-dress-stress#post-1675118 Tue, 07 Jun 2016 21:30:55 +0000 Rachel G 1675118@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I live in a very warm climate where summer dresses are a necessity, but I struggle with them for two reasons:</p> <p>1) I have a wide waist. I'm not apple shaped - my stomach is flat - but I really do not have a defined waist. What makes it worse, and much more frustrating given the clothing options I find most often, is that any attempt to create a waist just makes the skin under the belt or cinched area stick out on the sides so I look fatter than I actually am.</p> <p>2) I lift weights so I have large biceps. I don't mind that per se, but sometimes I don't want to draw attention to them because I just get tired of people saying dumb things about them. ("Do you work out??" Um, what do you think?)</p> <p>My ideal summer dress is a t-shirt dress but I actually find them pretty hard to find. And also, I would like to wear more than one kind of dress. I feel like I tend to dress very boring and I hate it. But, it just seems like everything out there is elastic at the waist and sleeveless.</p> <p>Does anyone have any suggestions for what I should be looking for to create the illusion of a waist without drawing attention to the widest part of my waist, and to de-emphasize my linebacker upper body? &nbsp;I am looking for casual and work outfits.</p> <p>Thanks so much.</p> <p>-Rachel </p>