The word is out-wide belts are the hottest fashion accessory for spring-the perfect compliment for the gorgeous dresses slated for spring and summer. Belts look great with many different styles of dresses hitting stores, from free-flowing sundresses to shirt dresses to tunics.
Really wide belts (3 inches or wider) are a hot ticket item, as are leather sashes, leather or cloth wraps and stretchy cinch belts. Get one in grey, black, brown, red, white, metallic, and pretty much any vibrant color.
Wide belts add the right feminine touch to shirt dresses, and a more tailored, modern look to shift and tunic dresses-a flirty girl-next-door flair to full skirted dresses for evening.
How to wear wide belts
The key to wearing wide belts is to wear them high, as in right under the breast bone. These belts are meant to accentuate the upper body and cinch the waist, unlike the "old" kind that went through your belt loops to either a) hold up your pants and/or b) accentuate your fanny. If you're curvier, a wide belt is extremely flattering if worn correctly.
A wider belt worn high can melt off pounds-no trips to the gym required.
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So Mabelle isn’t the forward thinking fashionista, she’s following the rules of the day... lol