Lifestyle

A Figure-Flattering Maxi Dress for Every Body Type

LifestylePublished May 24, 2016
By Stephanie Dennis
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Maxi dresses are a go-to summertime style for good reason. They blend easy breezy comfort with designs that go from day to night and casual to dressy. And thanks to a wide range of styles and cuts, there is a maxi dress that is sure to complement your figure. We've found 15 versatile beauties to maximize your summer style. Life just feels more fun when you're wearing a maxi dress, right?

Sporty, romantic, boho, and dramatic -- there is a maxi dress for every mood and occasion. Great with sandals and wedges, they can be equally chic with sneakers and flip-flops. Their floor-length design delivers drama, coverage, and lots of design options from body-con to loose and floaty. Find your perfect maxi, and you've got a fashion workhorse that feels FAB every time you put it on.

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Banded Beauty
garnethill.com

Banded Beauty

From the pretty print to the kimono sleeve, this Banded Maxi Dress ($129, garnethill.com) is designed to flatter. The draped sleeve gives just a bit of cover, while the banded detail both defines and lengthens.

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Tailored & Tiered
bananarepublic.gap.com

Tailored & Tiered

This Tiered Sleeveless Maxi Dress ($148, bananarepublic.gap.com) strikes the perfect balance between dressed up and carefree. The buttoned yolk has a nice tailored look, while the tiered skirt will make your legs look longer.

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Boho High Low
express.com

Boho High Low

This Tapestry Print Button Down Maxi Dress ($79, express.com) has romance to spare with its flutter sleeves and sheer flowing skirt. It's also made to satisfy your need for a mini dress without baring it all. The scoop neck will show off your favorite necklace.

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Color Blocked Cutie
1.macys.com

Color Blocked Cutie

The bold, graphic design of the Style & Co Color Blocked Maxi Dress ($69.50, macys.com) adds a punch of detailing to draw your eye up and down -- perfect to showcase your shoulders and favorite sandals.

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Sunny Yellow
us.asos.com

Sunny Yellow

This flowy crepe Boho Maxi Dress with Ruffles & Lace Insert ($89, us.asos.com) falls gently over the body. Well-placed and tiered ruffles add a soft waistline and length to your frame. Perfect for beach walking.

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Beachy Vibe
thelimited.com

Beachy Vibe

This Printed Strapless Knit Maxi ($89.95, thelimited.com) is ready for vacation, the farmers' market, Sunday brunch, or a hot summer night out. The ruched bodice and A-line skirt will make the most of your curves. Love the modern print!

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Swingin' Stipes
bodenusa.com

Swingin' Stipes

This Full Skirt Maxi Dress ($148, bodenusa.com) seems like a simple striped maxi until you see it move, and then shazam -- wow factor! The fitted bust features a flattering wrap-effect, and last but not least ... pockets!

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Ikat Drama
athleta.gap.com

Ikat Drama

This attention-grabbing Ikat Bloom Ripple Dress ($118, athleta.gap.com) serves up sass and comfort in equal measure. The high neck shows off your shoulders and the skirt shows a flash of legs. But the best part is the built-in mesh bra!

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Pretty Patchwork
zara.com

Pretty Patchwork

So charming, so easy, this Long Patchwork Dress ($49, zara.com) is a real charmer. Perfect for a stacked wedge sandal or your favorite flip flops. The long full skirt means you're comfortable at all times. Totally groovy!

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Tie Dye Divine
target.com

Tie Dye Divine

This Tie Dye Tank Maxi Dress With Sheer Back Detail ($39.99, target.com) combines loads of visual detail with a simple, flattering design. The on-trend print features a drawstring waist and side slits.

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Color Pop
nordstrom.com

Color Pop

Go bold and colorful and show off your curves in this beautiful kimono-style Melissa McCarthy Seven7 Kimono Style Maxi Dress ($159, nordstrom.com). Wrap front and A-line styling show off your bust, waist, hips.

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Off-the-Shoulder Stunner
hm.com

Off-the-Shoulder Stunner

What makes off-the-shoulder styles so across-the-board appealing? It's the way they show off the curve of your neck and shoulders with just a hint of decolletage. This Off-the-Shoulder Maxi Dress ($49.99, hm.com) adds some romance with a crepe floral and high slits. 

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Sophisticated Silk
clubmonaco.com

Sophisticated Silk

Ah, this Bridre Maxi Dress ($289, clubmonaco.com) is so elegant and dreamy. I love everything about it: the midnight blue floral print, the flattering V-neckline, the split sleeve, and the slit skirt. It's modern, romantic and perfectly breezy. Covet...

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Beautiful Front and Back
shop.nordstorm.com

Beautiful Front and Back

This Felicity and Coco Striped Strapless Maxi Dress ($88, shop.nordstrom.com) is plenty vavavoom from the front, but the back is sure to turn heads! The double knots create a keyhole that highlights the small of the back, one of the prettiest curves on every woman.

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Every Girl Needs an LBM
hm.com

Every Girl Needs an LBM

Forget Little Black Dresses, if your closet is missing an LBM -- Long Black Maxi -- then this plus-size Jersey Maxi Dress ($49.99, hm.com) is the perfect dress to solve your fashion crisis! Simple tank, decorative beads at top, full skirt, soft knit -- this wardrobe staple is ready to go, clean and stripped down. You can't lose.

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