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If you keep that in mind, youll make no mistakes at all

Right now, I am gravitating towards longer styles, like maxi and midi shapes that are full of volume (with a nipped-in waist here and there) and slinky tank dresses that are as airy and light as a summer breeze

Heres a general guide: Midi hemlines: Work best with knee-high boots when a strip of bare skin or hosiery is visible between the boots and the hemline

2) Smocked bodice dresses: comfy like loungewear, cute like a real outfit If youve ever worn a smocked dress and thought, Wait why is this so comfortable? youre not alone Smocking gives stretch where you want it (bust/ribcage) and keeps the rest loose and breezy