An overall dress is what you’re looking for if you need something to wear other than just plain white tees for summer. To help you choose, this buying guide will cover the basics regarding overall dresses.
What Is an Overall Dress?
An overalls dress is a type of dress that’s worn over a top and/or bottom that’s made out of a variety of materials. Overall dresses are used in conjunction with other tops to give a more complex look to your outfit. They also offer extra space to store items in the form of extra pockets, a feature that’s not often seen in women’s clothing.
Overalls vs. Overall Dresses
So, what’s the difference between traditional overalls and overall dresses? The answer is the shape of the bottom half. Overalls have a pair of pants as the bottom half, whereas overall dresses have skirts as the bottom half. Other than this, there’s no major difference between the two.
In terms of comfort, it’s difficult to say what is more comfortable than the other, as some people may have different ways to measure what they feel is “comfortable”. While overall dresses give your legs plenty of breathing room, they also limit the range of your legs’ movement, and it prevents you from haphazardly raising your legs while sitting down. On the other hand, overalls allow you to move your legs around more freely at the cost of feeling a little warmer in the legs, especially when wearing denim overalls.
Parts of an Overall Dress
Skirt
The skirt is seen as the base of the overall dress. While you can technically remove the top part of the overall dress without a problem, you can’t just take off the skirt in public. Overall dresses have a skirt length that ranges from the mini to midi, with mini usually being the more common sight. Some skirts reach up to knee height in length, others a bit longer, but a lot of overall dresses have skirts shorter than knee height.
Straps
The straps of an overall dress are what hold the top half of the dress in place. These straps help cover the inner top to a certain degree and also further keep the dress in place. One thing worth noting is that overall dress straps are sometimes designed to be adjustable. This allows the user to make the dress feel as comfortable as possible without having the strap feel too loose on the shoulders.
Pockets
Pockets are a feature that’s not always found in skirts and dresses. They’re generally missing from these pieces of clothing because they aren’t as important as the overall appearance of the outfit. For overall dresses, however, you can use pockets without issue, as the extra bulges pair well with the thick, protruding nature of the aesthetic.
Tops to Wear With Your Overall Dress
Sleeveless tops
Sleeveless tops are not commonly seen alongside overall dresses, but they can be worn together with no issue. The reason why you may want to wear a sleeveless top is that it provides extra breathing room. Unlike a T-shirt or long-sleeved sweaters, you can expose more skin and keep yourself naturally cooled, making the sleeveless top and dress combination particularly useful during summer.
T-shirts
T-shirts are the standard top to pair with overall dresses. T-shirts cover up just enough skin while also keeping yourself cool in the process. You generally want to wear plain T-shirts alongside the dress, but printed shirts are fine as long as the dress can cover (or compliment) the prints well.
Long-sleeved sweaters
Long-sleeved sweaters are ideal tops to wear during cooler days. An overall dress on its own may not provide enough warmth during the day or night, but when paired with a long-sleeved sweater, you’ll feel nice and cozy.
If you’re wearing an overall dress with a mini skirt length, then you may want to wear the long-sleeved sweater alongside something like a pair of thick slacks or leggings. This ensures that you’ll stay warm from head to toe while also being able to wear the dress.
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