6 Different Ways To Style A Dress for Women Over 50

Do you love a dark floral print dress, but aren’t sure if you will wear it that much? Think again! I styled this Sam Edelman wrap floral midi dress 6 ways, and that’s just the beginning of the style options. Sometimes I need to think about how useful a fashion piece would be and how it can work in my wardrobe before making a purchase. By putting together outfits in Photoshop, it is easy to see if there are multiple ways to style something. In the case of this dress, it totally worked. I now know I will wear this dress a lot! You can use my outfits as a guide to style any other dark floral print midi dress you may like, too. Here are 6 different ways to style a dress for women over 50.

6 Very Different Ways To Style A Dress

A floral midi dress like this is quite versatile especially because it is a fabulous transitional piece that can be worn all year round. The short sleeves, lightweight fabric and floral print makes it appropriate for summer and spring. The black background allows you to mix and match it with heavier pieces such as leather jackets or oversized sweaters for fall and winter. Besides that, the midi length, flutter sleeves and body-skimmimg styling is ideal for women over 50.

 

Here you can see how you can wear it 6 different ways, for various occasions and for different seasons. Simply by changing up the jackets, sweaters, shoes and handbags you can have 6 totally new outfits with the same dress.

1. Casual Dress Outfit

This first outfit is the most dressed down and playful look, and perhaps the most comfortable. Wear the floral dress with a blue denim jean jacket, a fun pair of sneakers like these from Dolce Vita and throw a colorful belt bag over your shoulder or around your waist. This Milan Leather Belt Bag from Aimee Kestenberg is the perfect solution for a hands-free day of shopping, running errands or dropping off your kids at a sporting event.

2. Office Attire

Can you wear as floral dress to the office? You bet you can. All you need to do is add a fitted, hip length blazer, slip on some closed toe shoes that you can walk in, like these chunky heel sling back pumps from Franco Sarto, and grab a lightweight tote bag to stash your laptop. This faux leather tote from Street Level reverses to a leopard print, and comes with a leopard wristlet bag to carry your small essentials.

3. Floral Dress for Evening

A dark floral dress is perfect for a wedding guest outfit or cocktail attire. It’s easy to dress up with this shimmer wrap from Nordstrom, a pair of d’Orsay pumps like these from Sam Edelman and a sparkly evening bag. This Barbie the Movie x AQUA small rhinestone evening bag in turquoise adds a fun touch.

4. Sleek and Edgy Way To Style A Dress

Add a bit of toughness to this soft floral dress with a black leather moto jacket like this one from ALLSAINTS, a pair of point toe booties from Kurt Geiger London and a small shoulder bag with a chain from AQUA. These edgy elements are a perfect contrast with this dress to make it a sleek and chic outfit to wear out to dinner or for drinks.

5. Boho Dress Outfit

Another totally different way to style this floral dress is to go soft and boho. Top it off with an open knit cardigan like this Madewell cable tie front cardigan and slip on some suede leather Cordani clogs. Finish this outfit with a crochet trim leather handbag like this one from Caterina Bertini and now you have the perfect for lunch with the girls or Sunday brunch.

6. Cozy Way To Style A Dress

This last outfit makes me look forward to cooler weather! Wear an oversized turtleneck sweater like this one from Treasure & Bond over the dress to make it look like a skirt! Put on a pair of black boots like these cool pointed toe tall block heel boots from Schutz and grab an interesting and functional handbag. This chain embellished top handle bag from Marc Jacobs will do the trick.

Did you know there are so many ways to wear one dress? Do you have a favorite outfit?

You may also like to read Best Ways to Wear Barbiecore Fashion for Women Over 50 and Chic and Easy Pieces To Wear for A Day at The Beach.

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