Many people struggle with the baby doll dress style, particularly that found in Selkie's Puff dress. You may have read some of my previous posts about how much I dislike the Selkie puff's silhouette, but because I love Mucha so much, I did buy a Cottage Puff dress which is made of cotton instead of organza, so it lays a little flatter than the organza puff. Even so, it can be difficult to pull this style off.
It's cute, it's girly, it's got a great vibe, but it does make me feel shorter and thicker. So why not change the silhouette a little bit by adding a belt. I purchased a couple of thick belts from Shein in a color that I thought would compliment the colors in the Mucha print and thought I would try them all out in one post so you can really see how they change the look of this dress.
This first belt is a corset/bustier style belt that creates some distinction at the bust in the form of faux cups. It lengthens the waist not just with its length but with the vertical lines in the corset boning, and it draws it in at the narrowest point with the skirt flaring out underneath.
I love the length and it fits fairly well, but the underwires poked through the fabric in this first try on, so I don't know how long I'll be able to wear this belt, so let's move on.
This second belt is a wide wrap belt that is adjustable. I love these pinks with this dress! And, like the previous belt, it makes the bodice look longer and give me a waist, which brings more balance to my shape.
This final belt is a harness belt and I thought the thigh high boots would be great with this, but in this combo I feel a bit it's a square dancing or country & western costume. Of the three belts, this look is my least favorite with this dress. I've worn it with other things and loved it, but not so much here.
I feel like the browns detract from the colorfulness of this print and the overall look is just not what I'm going for. However, I have seen this same style of belt applied to other puff dresses like a black belt with the black caviar puff and thought it looked great, so even though I don't love it here in particular, I do love it in general.
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