Maxi dresses on short people?

[Yorkshiremother79]

A good or bad idea? Especially as I would only have heels on sometimes.

If it was a very fitted maxi, maybe?

Billowing maxi's don't seem to suit many women

Bad idea.

I tried a couple of petite maxi dresses on last weekend (I'm 5ft 2, size 8) but they just made me look short and dumpy.

If short and slim and maxi is fitted, jersey type material - they can look nice.

Billowy style on the short and wide look ludicrous.

I think maxis with wedges or heels, à la Colleen Rooney, look slightly ridiculous.

Definitely not a billowy one - billowy anything looks dreadful on me

I'm 5ft exactly. I'd either look like I was playing dress up or like one of those toilet roll cover dolls . Not for me, ta.

Maxi dresses are awful on most people.

Depends how slim you are - if you are reasonably slim and it's a fairly form-fitting maxi, I've recently become converted. I think only certain heels are okay with them though - I've been wearing mine with heeled ankle boots but I think later it will only be worn with flat sandals.

I'm 5 foot and I sometimes wear one, esp on holiday. I like them, they are comfy and I find them cool and breezy when warm. Don't really care abiut what other people think.

5'3" size 6-8 maxi dress wearer here . I think the fitted jersey ones look best but I have a vair lovely more billowy DVF one which I always get complimented on when wearing so I figure it must look ok. Always wear with flats or wedges though, would never ever wear with heels. Would definitely avoid big prints too.

I'm short and have a couple. IMO they look best if they are fitted round the waist (not the more usual maternity empire line design) and if they have straps or a halterneck rather than being strapless (more elongating than strapless).

Sorry no just does not look good on short people

I have this one and I love it. The slit is a really nice touch, and you can get in in a few different colours.

I have a couple of maxi's that I always, always get complimented in. its all about the fit and the accessories. always get petite, and always dress down.

Im 5"2. I've got one that looks fine. Cap sleeved, black and grey horizontal stripes. Very clingy. Wear it with trainers or Birkenstocks. It makes me look short. But I am short and happy to be so. Wouldn't wear a billowy now though because then I'd look fat and short.

I am 5ft3 and bought this
dress
To wear with a silver cropped cardi and long dangly necklace with silver sandals

Sandals like these
www.barratts.co.uk/en/t-bar-jewel-trim-low-wedge-sandals-248918sandals
Think maxi dresses are tricky and my rule is to keep it v simple and streamlined.as long as proportions are right for your height and the fabric is a drapery jersey I think they can look nice.

The dress is not in hose hideous stripes, but in black!!!!

Of course they can look fine. With most items of clothing they can look good on most people depending a lot on your body proportions and how you wear it.

I'm just 5ft and size 6-8 and tend to wear ones which are like an elongated tank top - so not at all billowing.