The Mini Dress

A short, Chic Fit

Mini dresses offer women a counterpart to longer dresses that cover up long legs and a viable option for attire for less upscale events. These shorter dresses generally have closer fitting silhouettes to match the shortened hemline, well above the knee, which makes them perfect for partying, especially during the summer days. Hot summer days are popular times for shorter hemlines and comfortable fitting dresses that match perfectly with flats and wedges, another summer favorite.

The mini dress can incorporate many design features or just a few. Dresses that fall into this category can include a variety of shoulder straps like spaghetti thin ones or can be strapless. These dresses also integrate most necklines and a very favorable option is short sleeves for a classier look. Banding, ribbons, ruffles, and the bubble hem all can be combined into the dresses for extremely cute finishes. The dresses below show some different choices for the mini.

Belted Frock

This dress features many pieces that enhance it from being simple to being extremely classier and stylish. The top has spaghetti straps and a ruffled trim that adds a softer appeal to the bust area. The belt and ruffled hem are additional features that just fuse to form a detailed finish. The pockets are the final piece of the dress that takes it a step above the rest for a beautiful design by Rebecca Taylor. The dress is available at shopbop.

Strapless Tube Dress

Juicy Couture has plenty of dresses and this one is certainly very adorable and great wear for summer. The bodice lines smocked elastic with ruching along the empire waist for a heightening effect. The hem is ruffled and there is the added pocket for an extra cute touch. For any women looking for cute dresses, this is definitely a fine example.

Sleeved Dress

Short sleeves can be found on many of these types of dresses and this design by Spledid demonstrates how the style can look alluring. The jersey style dress uses a square neckline with banding at the top and hem. Slight pleating at the bust gives the dress texture and the lack of waist definition makes it complimentary. Many dresses go even longer with the sleeve length.

Celebrity Dress Find

Alice Greczyn is a beautiful actress and she caught people’s attention with the sexy, mini dress at the Hollywood Life Magazinie's 9th Annual Young Hollywood Awards. The very revealing neckline and the short, banded hem produce a very attractive appearance. Not too many women dare to wear something so risky but then again not too many women can pull it off.