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Best Fall Dresses for Your Body Type

In fall, layering can be fun. But sometimes, it’s sort of nice to be able to skip the puzzle and throw on a dress, a cozy jacket and just go. These dresses are not only ideal for fall’s lazy, running-late moments—no more juggling a button-up, sweater, vest, pants, etc—but also tailored to your body type, too.

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Woman wearing a dropped waist dress

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Hide a belly paunch with a swingy, drop-waist dress that pulls the eye down to a ruffley hem.

"Margot" Dropped Waist Dress, $301.81, Whistles, Asos.com

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Boyish/Athletic

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Asymmetric Tafetta Dress

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Fake an hourglass shape with well-structured fabric.

"Boeing" Asymmetric Tafetta Dress, $365, Vivienne Westwood Anglomania, Netaporter.com

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Anya dress

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Choose a dress that draws attention up to the neckline via a big punch of color, then falls loosely on the hips and covers larger thighs.

"Anya" Dress, $398, Marc by Marc Jacobs, shopbop.com

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Petite

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Woman wearing a fitted dress

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Monochromatic and fitted, this pencil dress has an elongating effect.

"Tabitha" Fitted Dress, $396, Alice + Olivia

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Small-Chested

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Jersey and brocade dress

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The strategic—and on-trend—pattern creates curves.

Jersey and Brocade Dress, $400, Markus Lupfer, Netaporter.com

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Busty

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Margot dropped waist dress

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With a higher neckline and a nipped waist, it lets you wear a bra and avoid that tent-like shape of looser shifts.

"Margot" Dropped Waist Dress, $301.81, Whistles, Asos.com

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