How to Wear a Dress in Winter? The Tip to Know
Wearing a dress in winter without turning into a walking ice cube is a challenge! There is a misconception that freezing temperatures reduce your wardrobe possibilities. However, showing off your dress style and your femininity dressed in warm, thick and comfortable materials without appearing 10 kilos heavier is possible and even fun. The proof: between pretty knitted winter dress and tips for wearing a summer dress in winter, layering and cozy accessories essential, discover how to wear a dress in winter with pleasure and lightness.
Oversized sweater dress / wide dress
When it comes to winter dresses, the sweater dress is a must-have. The queen of the cold season wears oversize, embracing the thick and warm knit, generous and cocooning.
Here you are dressed in 4 pieces: oversized sweater dress, tights, thigh-high boots and handbag (Image: Pinterest)
The oversized sweater dress is your slimming ally: you will appear slimmer, especially with slightly puffed sleeves tightened at the wrists, a plain dress or vertical patterns. In terms of materials, choose wool to preserve your body heat: standard wool, merino wool or cashmere wool, wool is a breathable material that is easy to maintain.
If you're still worried about having a loose winter dress underneath, wear a long-sleeved t-shirt underneath or even a thin, close-fitting sweater.
Winter straight dress
The fine knit straight dress is ideal for elongating your silhouette while keeping you warm. Elegant and refined, the fine mesh guarantees comfort and fluidity of movement with a perfect fit. A simple, effective, cocooning look even in the office.
Morgane pleated sweater dress -
Long winter dress
The long winter dress is a great way to keep your legs warm. Long knit dress, tube dress or long flowing dress, its cut elongates the silhouette and makes you look bigger. Plain or with printed patterns, the long dress can be worn with sneakers to break up the dressy side of the dress in a streetwear spirit. Or, with boots, whether riding or thigh-high, to play the layering card (which works admirably by the way).
A long dress with a spring pattern in the middle of winter is a 100% successful look with high boots and a long thick wool coat (Photo: Pinterest)
Short dress look in winter
You love this superb little short dress which shows you off superbly, but unfortunately, your legs are freezing? Don't panic, we have the solution!
Mila navy blue Bardot collar dress -
Winter fleece tights -
Or super elegant floral lace tights
Delicate pattern lace tights (available in 5 colors) -
Or ultra comfortable and devilishly sexy hold-up stockings with their floral lace suspender.
Lace suspender hold-up stockings (available in 3 colors) -
Without forgetting the high wool socks, also very stylish:
High mid-thigh wool socks (available in 7 colors) -
Wear a summer dress in winter
Your little summer dress is staring at you, begging you to wear it, but the thermometer is close to negative? Rest assured: you will be able to take it out of your wardrobe and wear it proudly without shivering all day
Layering allows you to wear a summer dress in winter. What is layering? It's the art and way of layering clothes while remaining stylish and true to your clothing style.
Strap dresses, sleeveless dresses and even short-sleeved dresses can go outside in the winter season thanks to three other garments: the
Wear a dress with a sweater
The layering of dress and sweater works wonderfully because it creates a contrast of materials between the knit of the sweater or the jersey of the sweatshirt in streetwear version and the summer dress, often fine and airy, plain or with a floral pattern. The dress therefore lightens the visually heavier sweater, and therefore the silhouette since the more fluid material covers the thighs (short dress) or the legs (long dress).
When the bottom of the summer dress plays with contrasts with the thick knit sweater (Photo: prostooleh)
Play with the length of the sweater to visually create the size that best highlights your figure. Also have fun creating contrasts of materials, colors and volumes in your stylish look:
- an oversized chunky knit sweater on top and a flowing floral dress underneath;
- a straight fine knit sweater over a tight dress, simulating a pencil skirt.
Wearing a summer dress with a sweater allows you to rediscover your clothes in a new light and to test new looks according to your body type.
Also read: how to wear a pencil skirt?
Wear a winter dress with a long Cardigan
In the same spirit as the dress and short sweater layering, the knitted
Owen belted cardigan -
What jacket to wear with a dress in winter?
The jacket is also this year's big trend. But not just any jacket! The suit-style jacket still structures the silhouette with pronounced shoulders but is worn longer than in previous years, thus covering the hips (ideal for morpho A!). We love the little trendy details like the printed sleeve cuffs and the gold buttons which modernize this timeless piece of women's wardrobe.
Elliot black straight jacket -
What coat to wear with a winter dress?
This season again, the long wool coat with buttons and tone-on-tone belt is an essential, truly timeless. Chosen in natural tones, it will always match your complexion and your natural hair color, whatever your outfit.
The long natural-colored wool coat is still popular this year (Photo: marymarkevich)
But color blocking is still relevant, with the 80s making a comeback this year, so don't deprive yourself of flashier colors like raspberry, electric blue or even mustard yellow.
Pep in the heart of winter with the colorful long coat (Photo: marymarkevich)
What to wear a dress with in winter? Have fun with layering!
Oversized sweater dress or summer dress worn under a sweater, long bohemian style dress or sexy short dress, winter dresses can be worn layered for a trendy, modern and successful look.
For successful layering, stack at least three pieces:
- dress +
Cardigan + suit jacket long wool coat worn open; - dress + sweater + perfecto + long coat;
- dress + sweater + blazer + long coat;
Pretty dresses are yours, winter better watch out!
