Re: Your Input Please

FancyPhillyshopper · ‎05-02-2017

I love dresses of all lengths, although I have more or less given up on mini-dresses, because I think they are youthful and fun, and I like looking more refined these days.

A maxi dress should NOT make you trip--it should come down to only about your ankles, so you can wear it with flats or heels.

They are a very nice comfortable choice for Summer days to protect from bugs, sunburns, as a swimsuit coverup, etc.

I have many formal long gowns that I use for cruises or New Year's, and some of them really require high heels unless I get them altered. Some can also be a bit uncomfortable, since they are meant to be worn for just a limited time.

A maxi dress should be as comfortable as shorts and a tee short, but a lot more elegant and pretty. Anyone can wear them anywhere--just have a positive mindset.

(I have worn a maxi dress to a rock concert!)

cindyNC · ‎08-01-2019

I bet it's lovely! Where it when and where you want to.

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

@haddon9 wrote:
Sometimes I find myself going into a fantasy mode of thought when buying clothing. I imagine the places where I'll wear it but the reality is usually much different.

I think it's good to occasionally get out of our comfort zone and go with something new & different for us but still something that you can realistically see yourself wearing.

Most of the time I try to fill in what I think I either need or could really use.

How does the dress make you feel? I know a lot of women like wearing dresses in the summer and will wear them almost anywhere.

@haddon9

I'm glad I'm not the only one who does this! I have been "guilty" - maybe I shouldn't use that word - of looking at lovely things in stores and imagining where I would wear a particular item "if" - but usually there would be no place I would have to wear said item. I have in reality purchased one of these items (or more) and they look really pretty hanging on the back of my closet door! LOL!

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

AngelPuppy1 · ‎03-13-2010

@Puzzle Piece wrote:
I ordered a maxi dress. I don't know why I should have one or where to wear it. I am a senior female and it really doesn't flatter me at this time.
What am I not appreciating here?

@Puzzle Piece

Maybe you are being overly critical of yourself in it?? I know I am guilty of this myself. Try it on again when you are feeling more cheerful and have on nice shoes and your hair nicely done and see if this makes a difference. Maybe since you are not used to this type of garment, it just kind of shocks you! A change sometimes is good.

"A day without sunshine is like, you know, night." - Steve Martin

Thats Me · ‎03-09-2010

I think I understand. I don't have a maxi dress. But. Had a couple Susan Graver maxi skirts some years ago but gave them to a friend. I found that even the petite lengths were a bit too long for me and the flat sandals/shoes I wear. Now, and for the past couple years, all the wide leg jeans out there, in all kinds of lengths - and I'm a jeans addict - they're so in style, and I think I should take the plunge, but haven't. I'm petite with somewhat short legs and thighs for days lol. So I tell myself to skip them because I think they'd look awful. But then why do I keep looking at them, seeing them on all different body shapes and sizes? We should wear what we want, is maybe the answer! No apologies! I continue to wear skinny jeans even though I'm not skinny and never have been! And they're not the current jeans trend. I don't care.