Sunday, April 17, 2011

Dresses Over Leggings



Editor's Note: This post was updated with a sample of current bargains in January 2014. For up-to-the-minute sales, click on the photos to shop the sites or take a peek at my Bargains Now page.


Yesterday, I was at the hair salon and took this snapshot of the owner (above). She looked adorable in the thin, black and white paisley print dress over black leggings. She left the top buttons open and wore a black camisole. It was a balmy 60 degrees yesterday, so her strappy sandals were perfect.

I love the short dress with leggings or skinny jeans. It's the perfect look for women over 50 built like me. My best feature is my torso--the area between my shoulders and my hips--and my worst feature is my short legs, particularly my thigh area. The typical tunic is boxy and ends just below the bottom, concealing my best feature (my waist) and drawing attention to my worst one (my thighs). If like me, you want to accentuate your figure and hide your lousy legs, a structured short dress is perfect to wear over leggings or skinny jeans. And, of course, the dress-over-leggings is a great look for women over 50 with lovely long legs.

These days, short dresses are super trendy, so you shouldn't have any trouble finding them. I wouldn't dare wear them solo (like the dresses shown on the young models below), but their perfect for pairing with leggings or skinny jeans. Click on any of the photos for more details or to shop.

Scroll down for some modest-priced dresses from Old Navy. But first, here are a few designer tunic dresses and mini dresses from Shopbop...


Three Dots Asymmetrical Tunic / Dress

Three Dots Asymmetrical Tunic / Dress ($115) in sizes XS-L


Here are three Shopbop designer mini dresses marked down 50%...


Soft Joie Dayle Dress

Soft Joie Dayle Dress (was $168, now $84.00) in sizes XS-L and in caper or caviar.




Dolce Vita Sonna Dress

Dolce Vita Sonna Dress (was $132, now $66.00) in Size L only.


Charles Henry Gathered Button Front Dress

Charles Henry Gathered Button Front Dress (was $220, now $110) in sizes 2-10.


Old Navy has quite a nice selection of modest-priced mini dresses to wear over leggings. Here are two examples...



Old Navy Womens Tab Collar Tunic Dresses - Caper green

Old Navy Womens Tab Collar Tunic Dresses - Caper green ($29.99) in three colors.







Old Navy Womens Snakeskin Print Sweater Dresses - Garden snake green

Old Navy Womens Snakeskin Print Sweater Dresses - Garden snake green (was $44.94, now $16.97) in three colors. Sizes up to XXL.