Ruffle Dresses

What Ruffles Add

Ruffle dresses have a different look because the additional feature adds texture. Ruffles have been incorporated by many designers to some of their dress designs to add texture and movement in key areas including the straps, bodices, and hemlines. Some dresses would not be as beautiful without ruffles trimming certain parts of the dress and this detail also helps soften particular trouble areas as well. Some dresses use ruffles to give more free flowing movement and even a romantic touch much like how lace does. Plain dresses also work terrific but ruffled ones do just as well, creating flattering looks and the examples below are prime examples.

Ruffled Dress Finds

Off Shoulder Dress

This Milly design proves that adding a ruffle trim to the top of dresses can turn a simple creation into a more eye catching one. The dress features a simple, shift silhouette and without the ruffle trimming would be very plain. The ruffles actually add a more charming appearance which is a similar effect that can be found on many dresses. To buy this dress, visit shopbop.

Ruffled Hem

The next dress is a selection found at Wet Seal which makes it really affordable and is extremely cute. Pleating guides down the dress and the top is embellished with rosette detailing through the straps. The bottom is where the hem is used to counter the top design by giving the hemline movement and an extra touch.

Top and Bottom Ruffles

This Susana Monaco design offers the use of ruffles at the top of the dress and at the hemline to give it a little enhancement. The bodice is accentuated by ruffle trimming and there is ruffle trimming towards the bottom to produce a separate section. The parted sections create a more flattering look that can hide problem areas. There are handfuls of Susana dresses that use ruffles in similar ways which can be found through shopbop.

Celebrity Dress Find

Major dress designers also fancy ruffles and this red dress designed for the 2008 Heart Truth's Red Dress Collection Fashion Show displays this. Ana Ortiz is wearing this gorgeous, strapless gown by Badgley Mishka that has a multi-tiered skirt with ruffling. The dress is already dazzling but the ruffled hem of the tiers produces a much improved look over hems that were just left straight.