How to Jazz Up Your Shift Dress


A shift dress is a girl’s best friend. Once you find a shift dress that complements you perfectly, you are ready for almost any fashion emergency. A shift dress showcases your curves while hiding those problem spots; this is why you have to find some ways to jazz up your shift dress.

Although wearing a shift dress over and over is not an issue, you don’t want to be accused of being in a fashion rut. But no worries! Here are some ways to jazz up your shift dress and give it a longer life:

Cinch your favorite shift dress with a fashionable belt. This is the perfect excuse to wear that really fab belt you’ve been keeping in the closet for “special occasions.” A shift dress can look entirely different with a belt, whether it be a thick belt or a thin, strappy one.

How to wear a shift dress

Wear a bib necklace. Bib necklaces go best with plain-looking items in your closet, like a monochrome shift dress. In fact, a bib necklace just might go perfectly with your shift dress that it might look like you are wearing an entirely different dress!

bib necklace

Tap into your histrionic fashion diva self: wear your plain shift dress with a color-rich bag. Those bags you see celebs toting around that look like a colorful palette would go nicely with an understated shift dress. A colorful bag will definitely jazz up your shift dress.

colorful bag

Don your statement shoes. Do you have a pair of shoes with unorthodox-looking heels? Is there a pair of chic booties hiding in your shoe cabinet? Try them all with your shift dress and breathe new life into your shift dress!


Statement heels

If you’re not into strong prints, belts, or huge necklaces, why not try a girly flower pin? Flower pins are chic and, depending on the design, can make you look more formal or more casual. They come in different colors, too – and you can buy as many as you want because they tend to be more affordable than, say, shoes and bags. If you want to jazz up your shift dress even more, wear the flower pin on your belt or bag!

flower pin