If you’re petite, you can often get away with shopping in the main section of stores, particularly if you’re buying tops, short skirts or even sometimes cropped pants. But there’s one item that never fits off the rack: the maxi dress. (Even the highest pair of wedges can’t save a sidewalk-dusting dress.)
You could always bring the maxi dress to the tailor, right? Besides costing extra money, chopping too much off the bottom can alter the drape of the dress — and not in a good way. Thankfully, retailers are (slowly) becoming more inclusive and offering some gorgeous maxi dresses cut perfectly for your petite frame.
Here are 17 petite maxi dresses you can buy straight off the rack and wear.
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17 Petite Maxi Dress That You Don't Need To Hem
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Boohoo
Petite Ashlee Cross Front Tropical Print Maxi Dress, $36 at Boohoo
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J.Crew
Petite Drapey Spaghetti-Strap Dress With Side-Slit, $112.99 at J.Crew
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Eliza J
Tiered Tassel Fringe Cotton Maxi Dress, $168 at Nordstrom
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New York & Company
Petite Stripe V-Neck Wrap Maxi Dress, $55.96 at New York & Company
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ASOS
Design Petite Wrap Front Tea Dress With Bow Sleeve in Polka Dot, $51 at ASOS
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Larke
Belle Ruffled Maxi Dress, $158 at Anthropologie
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INC International Concepts
Petite Printed Halter Maxi Dress, $103.99 at Macy's
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Loft
Petite Striped Strappy Maxi Dress, $79.50 at Loft
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Express
Petite Floral Ruffle Wrap Cold Shoulder Maxi Dress, $79.90 at Express
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Gap
Short Sleeve Wrap Maxi Dress, $56 at Gap
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Missguided
Petite Black V Plunge Scuba Maxi Dress, $42 at Missguided
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Halogen
V-Neck Maxi Dress, $89 at Nordstrom
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Dressbarn
Petite Leaf-Print Halter Knit Maxi Dress, $34.50 at Dressbarn
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Lulus
Azalea Regalia Navy Blue Floral Print Wrap Maxi Dress, $66 at Lulus
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Jessica Howard
Petite Belted Pleated Maxi Dress, $109 at Macy's
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Capulet
Josephine Wrapped Maxi Dress, $178 at Anthropologie
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Little Mistress Petite
Maxi Dress in Floral Print, $103 at ASOS
