{"id":49364,"date":"2014-06-06T07:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-06T12:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/?p=49364"},"modified":"2026-02-19T02:01:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T09:01:26","slug":"petite-maxis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebudgetfashionista.com\/fashion-trends\/petite-maxis\/","title":{"rendered":"The maxi dress for petite ladies: 5 simple rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Maxi dress for petite ladies? Short ladies have certain fashion challenges, and one of those is pulling off the maxi dress effectively. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You may have heard a so-called rule that you just shouldn’t wear the maxi dress at all \u2014 but I’m here to tell you the opposite. You can look fabulous in a maxi dress and I’ll show you your celebrity style twins to prove it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicole Richie at 5’1” and Kerry Washington<\/a> at 5’4″ are the inspiration as I cover the basics for how to wear a maxi dress when you’re petite. Follow these rules and you’ll pull off the maxi dress like a true fashionista.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Read next: The Budget Fashionista’s guide to dresses<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5 maxi dress rules for petite ladies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Use these five fit and styling tricks to wear that maxi dress without it overpowering your small frame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/strong>1. Watch your length<\/h3>\n\n\n\n