If I tell you all about the perfect holiday dress for moms that I found you have to PROMISE me something. You can’t tell my husband! No, it’s not because I don’t want him to know I spent the money, we don’t usually roll like that, lol!
The reason why is because I know he’s going to LOVE me in this dress and I want to surprise him on Thanksgiving Day! So promise not to spoil the surprise!
Okay, it’s not often that I am able to do TWO posts a week, but recently I found this most perfect holiday dress for moms and I knew some of you out there would want to snag it in time for the holidays, so I decided to whip this post up pronto for my lady follower friends out there. I especially wanted to share the news of this dress for you mama’s who are in the pregnant/nursing stages of life since I know it can be SUPER hard for you to find dresses that work for your constantly changing bodies and make you feel beautiful at the same time!!
So there’s a little story leading up to finding this dress. It starts with being super bummed out.
I don’t know what the pandemic restrictions are in your state, but in our state they just became super strict again. Most our family isn’t going to be coming to Thanksgiving dinner, so I’ve been pretty sad about this.
After a cry or two I decided that I still have plenty of reasons to celebrate and throw lavish holiday parties this year….after all we are a family of 8! So I’m planning to have our regular Thanksgiving/Christmas with all the trimmings.
I always try to dress up a little for the holidays, but the last couple years I’ve had just one problem. My body has changed so much in the last two years- hashimoto’s hypothyroidism has really done a number on me! Because of hashi’s, my size is constantly fluxing between a size 8 and sometimes all the way up to size 12. This makes my wardrobe super fickle. To top it off all my dresses and the majority of my skirts are ALL for summer (I’ve not yet actively built up a warm winter dresses/skirts wardrobe).
I had been keeping an eye out at the second hand store for warmer, maxi dresses (that were not polyester-I cannot stand the feeling of polyester on my skin). Alas….there were never any. So I decided to take a chance and see if I could cheer myself by finding a fairly priced maxi dress with long sleeves.
I wanted either cotton or rayon, and so I searched by filters and found this one for $25.99! Although I loved the look of it was super nervous to try it. So often when I get things on Amazon they don’t fit quite right-and it’s always so hard to tell if something is going to work or not. I was pretty sure the waistline wouldn’t fall in the right place on me because that’s a problem I have with a lot of empire waist dresses.
BTW, Anyone else wish retailers would use average sized women as models? Please tell me I’m not the only one! I’m BEYOND sick of trying to figure out if the garment in the highly photoshopped advertisement on the size 1 will look good on my real, 6x mama body!
Anyways, I looked through the reviews that real, un-photoshopped women were leaving on this dress and saw that others that were my height and size love the dress, some posted pictures as well as their weight and height which was super helpful, so I decided to give it a try. I would have preferred a solid dress but I’ve learned solid colors and babies just don’t mix, lol! So I played it safe and went with a print.
Friends, I absolutely LOVE this dress! I would like to get another one at some point since cool weather lasts so long here. It’s Sooooooo comfortable, and I believe it will fit a variety of body shapes and sizes and still be attractive.
Perfect Holiday Dress For Moms
Here’s what I love most about this perfect holiday dress for moms;
- It has a deep v neck-which is always a good choice for rectangle’s, pears, apples
- The v neck can be adjusted however you like for modesty purposes
- The empire waste perfectly hides what I refer too is “mummy tummy” (if you have multiple kids you know exactly what I’m talkin about)
- It’s warm
- The pockets are perfectly placed (I normally hate pockets because as a petite they always get caught on door and cabinet handles and the garment rips-or else they are placed to low and add bulk to my thighs/hips which are the widest point of my body)
- It’s flowy and forgiving-but since it’s rayon it doesn’t get staticky like polyester on my skin
- It comes in a variety of prints and colors
If you have read my post Discover Your Body Shape you know how it’s so important to know and dress for your body shape and scale if you want a put together look. One of the things I love about this dress is how forgiving it is for fluxing sizes and shapes. In the pictures below I was a size 10 and definitely more rectangle (I go between a pear and rectangle), but the dress did wonders for balancing my proportions out.
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I just love the florals on this!
This dress is PERFECT on you!
This is such a pretty dress that I would definitely wear for the Holidays.
Thank you, Marjiemare! I’m sure you would love it too!
i totally love bright floral prints so this is a great dress for anytime of the year as far as i am concerned
Thank you, Vidya!
Such a pretty dress…you look lovely in it!
Thank you!
That is a gorgeous dress! I love the floral print.
Thank you!
What a lovely dress – so beautiful, comfy looking, and festive!
Thank you!! Yes, I was thinking it was a more festive dress too 🙂
It’s like you went shopping for me! It looks so comfy!
Awe! That makes my day you feel that way! I hope you are able to try the dress and love it as much as I do!
Oh my goodness, that IS a fab dress! (Not unrelated, did you get your hair done differently lately?) Together the effect is stunning – you look outstanding, Mama! 🙂
Thank you Flossie! And yes, I did return to my favorite hair style, I was trying to grow it long but it didn’t work. I have a post about it here,
https://singinganewsong.com/design-your-best-hairstyle-in-4-steps/
This dress i so pretty! love the print its amazing! thanks for sharing this. happy weekend ahead
Thank you, Bella!
The colors are amazing! This dress is perfect for the holidays. Looks great on yoU!
Thank you so much, Tisha, I love the colors too!
This is such a beautiful dress, you are looking awesome in all pictures. Thanks for sharing your outfit idea.
That is so sweet of you to say, Puja, Thank you!!!
Wow! This dress is seriously gorgeous. It’s like the perfect fall/thanksgiving dinner/church dress. Glad you took the chance for the rest of us!
Thank you Ashley! Yes, that is what I was thinking about the dress too!
I would definitely wear this dress! Is so beautiful!
I love the flowery print, I need to get this for my mom!
That’s a beautiful dress and you look stunning! It really works with your colouring. It’d work well for me too since it looks easy to feed a little one in! Will go take a look!
OMG you’re right, I love it. I must have it. It would fit my body style and personal style perfectly.
Absolutely gorgeous! I love that it has longer sleeves
Thank you! I love the long sleeves too!
I could totally use a new dress and this post hit some great points to consider when shopping for your perfect dress.
I’m so glad you found this helpful! That’s what I was hoping to do with this post for everyone!
That is the cutest dress!!! I love it!!
Such a lovely dress! I love it. Looks so pretty, festive, and comfy too!
Thank you!! Yes, it is probably my most comfortable dress for sure!
Oh, I love the prints and the style of that dress it is so beautiful and look so comfortable to wear. I really like it!
Thank you!!
That is a gorgeous dress!
That dress is stunning!
This reminds me of my favorite dress that I found at a boutique in my home town. I love that this has long sleeves though. The colors are beautiful!
I love the long sleeves too, definitely a necessity in the northern climate! Thank you for the kind words!
Oh wow that dress looks fabulous and I love that it’s long and looks comfortable to wear. You’re definitely rocking that look! Thanks for sharing about this dress.
Thank you for the kind words! And you are welcome!
It’s beautiful and it has POCKETS. That is all. WINNER!
Thank you! Yes, definite winner dress!
What a beautiful dress!! The colours are perfect for this time of year. You look fantastic!!
Like you said, I am also so grateful to the women who post reviews of clothes that are not photoshopped. It makes buying clothes so much easier 🙂
Thank you so much! That’s what I was thinking too about the colors. And yes, we need more realistic images advertising the clothing for sure.