Are you going to a really fancy event that requires you to wear an evening dress?  Are you stressing out because you have no idea how to shop for the perfect evening dress?  Evening dresses are very tricky.  At times, they may remind you of going to the prom.  However, if you know how to look for a great dress and what you should look for, then you should have no problem buying an evening dress.

The most traditional type of evening dress is the long evening dress.  Long evening dresses look fantastic on a lot of people.  They also cover up legs and sometimes wider hips.  If you are a bit taller, definitely consider buying one of these types of dresses.  If you are more petite, you will need to make sure you find the right dress or it will look overwhelming on your body.  When shopping for a long dress, first think about your own body.  Do you have a larger chest or larger hips?  Do you have a stomach you want to cover?  There are different cuts of long dresses that will help to hide some of your problem areas.  Understand the areas you want to hide before you go shopping.  The empire waist dress helps to show off the chest area and also falls straight down so you can hide a little bit of your stomach and your hip area.  The trumpet style dress, helps to accentuate hips, especially if you don’t have big ones.  The trumpet style dress will make a woman without curves look a lot curvier.  Also, with a long evening dress, make sure that you buy a pair of high heels.  Everybody looks better when they are taller.  You may even want to consider a pair of platform heels because most of the time your shoes will not show under your dress.  Whatever your body type, understand what you are trying to show off and cover up before going to shop for a long evening gown.