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I have several long summer dresses. I like this style of dress.
If cotton, they are cooler than slacks or shorts.
I think they actually look more feminine and alluring than short skirts.
A person need not worry as much about sitting in them and the position of the legs.
They, depending on your life style, can be more versatile as to occasion.
So I think for both comfort and appearance, they are a good deal.
Im too short for floor length dresses but anything above my knee is good for me.
I can understand that.
Maybe - just me thinking out loud - something long with a high empire fit, like just under the bust, and in a solid color (at least the entire bottom being solid) would tend to lengthen the body, though.
I'm a shorty so I don't think anything that starts out that long should be purchased by someone like me.
I'm only 5'2....5'1 and a half if you want to get technical.
I do like the way they look on some women though. If I was taller, I'd get a few.
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Like others, I can't wear 'em. I am 5'1" (well, almost) and they wear ME!
I have seen taller women wearing them and I thought they looked beautiful. Some styles are simply not for those of us under 5'4" though. Maybe in my next life? LOL
they are really handy and fun to wear although i am fairly tall and so i cant wear heels with mine or they look too short. the height problems swing both ways!
I bought a really cute one from Wal-Mart last year, it's brown with blue and beige flowers on it, it's very long on me, but it's fits great in the upper body. I worry that since I am only 5'1", it kind of drowns me, and there's a lot of material past the waist, but I've seen taller girls wearing them and those hemlines hit the floor, so maybe it's not so bad??
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I wasn't sure I liked the floor-length summer dress until I saw some of these in Bill Cunningham's recent "The Street" photo essay. Now I gotta get me some!
I bought a really cute one from Wal-Mart last year, it's brown with blue and beige flowers on it, it's very long on me, but it's fits great in the upper body. I worry that since I am only 5'1", it kind of drowns me, and there's a lot of material past the waist, but I've seen taller girls wearing them and those hemlines hit the floor, so maybe it's not so bad??
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