Empire Waist & Flip Flops
by Maris
(New York City)
I am 20 years old and love shopping, and more importantly love summer dresses. I have multiple empire waist dresses and I love them all.
The reason why I like them is because they are very flattering on my body type. I have big hips and thighs, but my waist is actually very thin. This kind of cut dress is very tight around the thinnest part of my body and makes me look skinnier than I actually am.
They are also extremely comfortable because they do not cut into my skin in weird areas. They are typically loose fitting everywhere else besides the waist. I will usually wear a cute pair of flats or any type of flip flops I have lying around depending on whether I’m trying to dress up the outfit, or dress it down. Usually choice of jewelry can help with that as well. I like to wear these types of dresses with lots of fun bracelets.
I have found that you can usually grab a dress like this at any Urban Outfitters, and they really have cute designs. If you have a body like me I totally recommend an empire waist dress!