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Choosing a dress when you have a belly is a meticulous choice: you will have to invest in a shape that highlights you, and that will highlight the part of the body that you want to enhance.

We prefer a short or slit dress to highlight your legs, bare shoulders to highlight your upper body or a neckline to enhance your chest.

The idea is to focus attention elsewhere.

Small selection of dresses to choose from when you have a belly 

  • DIDK Backless: an ideal evening dress to hide the belly

  • H&M dress: a pretty sexy and sparkling dress

  • HOMEYEE: a very elegant cocktail dress

  • FHUMIG: a pretty summer dress, slit and sexy

  • Bowanadacles: a superb shirt dress with buttons

  • Yoins: an evening and day dress

  • Vero Moda: a sexy and relaxed dress

  • Oodji: a very classy lace evening dress

  • ABAKUHAUS: a solar and luminous dress

  • Morgan: a very pretty sparkling red crossover dress

Which dress to choose when you have a belly?

A skater dress to mark the waist

Do you have a belly, but a slim waist?

Go for skater dresses.

They will mark your waist while being flared at the hips, and thus hide your belly.

DIDK Backless: an ideal evening dress to hide the belly

This pretty, very elegant evening dress will mark your waist while accentuating the neckline with its off-neck collar.

Flared at the belly and hips, it will not mark this area.

You will also appreciate its crossed open back, very classy for an evening.

Black is also an excellent color for slimming.

Most :

  • Mark the size

  • Pretty neckline

  • Crossed open back

The least:

  • Not suitable for oversized breasts

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H&M: a pretty sexy and sparkling dress

Like its neighbor, this skater dress enhances your waist and hides your belly.

Its sexy and elegant neckline will highlight your chest.

Added to this is its pretty red color, a tone that is particularly suitable for blondes or brunettes.

Best of all, it is sold at a mini price.

Most :

  • Very nice color

  • Beautiful cleavage

  • Mini price

The least:

  • The quality of the fabric

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HOMEYEE: a very elegant cocktail dress

Are you looking for a dress to hide your belly while favoring an elegant garment?

This dress is ideal for you, as it significantly slims the waist.

With its navy blue color and printed belt, it adapts to all types of events.

It's also a plus if you don't want to show off your cleavage, while remaining sober and sexy at the same time.

It is also not too short (it falls above the knee), while revealing your legs.

Most :

  • Very elegant

  • Mark the size

  • Sober neckline

  • Beautiful printed belt

The least:

  • Closure difficult to zip by yourself

Get the HOMEYEE dress

The tunic dress: a dress to choose when you have a belly

The tunic dress is indeed an excellent choice when you have a belly, because it erases the latter with its flared shape.

Remember to choose it short or slit to avoid the "bag" effect, preferably with short sleeves or sleeveless.

FHUMIG: a pretty summer dress, slit and sexy

This is an ideal dress to hide your belly and highlight your curves.

Slit at the thigh, this dress is both sexy while remaining elegant and distinguished, as it is not low-cut at the top.

Its floral patterns are very pretty and go wonderfully with the white color.

The belt, meanwhile, marks the waist and chest.

It is ideal for your summer evenings with its bohemian chic style.

Most : 

  • Very elegant bohemian style

  • Split and sexy effect

  • Mark the waist and chest

The least:

  • A little big for short people

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The blousing dress: a perfect dress to better hide the belly

Belted or elasticated on the hips, the blousing dress perfectly conceals your belly.

Both wide and fitted, it is very comfortable to wear, because it is not too tight while remaining elegant.

You will find it in a shirt dress or tunic version, with or without sleeve, round neck or V-neck: there is something for everyone.

Bowanadacles: a superb shirt dress with buttons

Very elegant, this dress can be worn at work or at the weekend.

Its buttons add a very chic style, as well as its dark green color.

You will undoubtedly appreciate its polyester material, very comfortable to wear.

This dress also has a sexy side with its length stopping at the thigh: it goes perfectly with high boots for a chic effect.

Most :

  • Very chic style

  • Very comfortable polyester material

  • Cinched at the waist

The least:

  • It goes up a bit if we have a lot of hips

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Yoins: an evening and day dress

This dress can be worn as evening wear as well as during the day.

It is attached in a very elegant way with a belt: you can tighten the knot more or less strongly depending on how you want to mark your waist and hide your belly.

Its V-neck and sleeves are also very pretty and create a very appreciable shirt dress effect.

Finally, polyester is very pleasant on the skin.

Most :

  • Very elegant shirt-effect dress

  • Suitable for social and casual events

  • Adjustable belt

The least:

  • Can be machine damaged (prefer hand washing)

Get the Yoins dress

Vero Moda: a sexy and relaxed dress

With its pretty belt and sexy neckline, this blousing dress highlights your curves while effectively hiding your belly.

It is also very comfortable to wear, because it is not too close to the body, while very elegant.

Its three-quarter sleeves give it a modern and equally elegant style.

And unlike its neighbor, it is machine washable.

Most :

  • Casual and elegant

  • Pretty belt

  • Beautiful cleavage

  • Machine washable

The least:

  • Slightly loose neckline

Get the Vero Moda dress

The straight dress: an ideal dress to hide your round belly and mark the hips

The straight dress emphasizes your hips and the smoothness of your waist.

It is ideal to wear with a small thin cardigan or a poncho to hide your stomach while marking your hips.

Oodji: a very classy lace evening dress

You are ready for your evening with this very pretty dark blue dress adorned with lace.

Its round neck highlights your chest, while its straight shape highlights your hips elegantly.

In addition, its material (90% polyamide, 10% elastane) gives this dress a beautiful light effect so that you can shine with a thousand sparkles.

Note that it stops above the knee, for a sexy effect.

Most :

  • Dress with lace

  • Luminous material

  • Sexy and elegant

The least:

  • Hand wash only

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The crossed dress: a perfect dress for small bellies

The crossover dress is ideal if you have a small tummy to hide.

In a wrap or wallet version, it is very elegant.

ABAKUHAUS: a solar and luminous dress

This dress is ideal if you want to change from the traditional gray and black for your dresses.

With its mustard yellow color, it offers you an original style.

Its crossed shape highlights your chest, while being flared at the belly.

It also has an integrated belt to mark the waist.

Finally, its cotton material is very comfortable to wear.

Good to know: it is particularly suitable for blondes.

Most :

  • Very nice color

  • Enhances the chest and waist

  • Very pleasant cotton material

The least:

  • A little low neckline for some consumers

Get the ABAKUHAUS dress

Morgan: a very pretty sparkling red crossover dress

With its vermilion red color, this dress is very sexy and rewarding.

Its belt - very elegant with a pretty buckle - marks the waist and delicately emphasizes the chest.

You can also choose it in black if you prefer a more sober color.

Most :

  • The colour

  • The elegant belt

  • Mark the waist and chest

  • Machine washable

The least:

  • Size a little small

Get the Morgan dress

What dress material to choose when you have a belly?

If you have a stomach, avoid stretch fabrics that are too close to the body, as they will tend to mark your bulges.

Prefer fluid materials such as silk, satin or polyester.

Also avoid shiny textiles which will tend to expand.

What underwear to choose with a dress when you have a belly?

Prefer seamless panties to avoid marking the bulges: they will have an invisible effect under your clothes.

The panties with girdles are also very practical to hide the belly well.

And if you have breasts, choose a well-maintained bra to avoid a mass effect on the belly.

The bodysuit is also to be considered to refine the silhouette, especially since it leaves no mark on the clothes.

You will understand that choosing a dress when you have a belly is tailor-made.

Depending on your body type, you will prefer a certain type of dress that will highlight you.

Good shopping…

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