Here are a few tips on how to make it work for you if you're petite:

Here are a few tips on how to make it work for you if you're petite:

A maxi dress can really swamp you up and make you look shorter and chunky, but the trick here is to choose a style that is well-cut - that means choose a full-length dress that sits more closely to your body

To avoid looking like a tent, your petite shape needs a more structured dress, so try a maxi dress with a defined waist like for example empire waist, and if you need to minimize your tummy or the preggy look of an empire waist, wrap a basic belt around the thinnest part of your waist

The best hemline dress cuts for your frame are: Straight, A-line and bias-cut

Elongate your figure with a v-neck

For some extra height, wear pumps, wedges (espadrilles with this type of dress is my fave!) or high heeled sandals

Look for maxi dresses in solid colors, espceially black, olive green, deep purple and dark brown. You can also wear light colors but it still has to be a solid to 'draw' a straight line on your frame

Avoid horizontal and large patterns.