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"The other day, I popped into my local American Eagle Outfitters store on my way home from work&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;#x27;s starting to feel like spring here in New York and I was looking for a wardrobe pick-me-up. I wound up buying two $29 dresses that are some of the most flattering (read: tummy-hiding) pieces I&amp;#x27;ve found all year. I&amp;#x27;m so happy with them, I wanted to share them with you. From left: the ruffled floral shirtdress that comes in this grey floral print and also blue; and the black crochet-overlay tank dress that&amp;#x27;s also available in white (this dress is only available in stores, not online). Here&amp;#x27;s what I love about these dresses: they totally hide my tummy. The grey floral dress has short flutter sleeves that hide the uppermost part of my upper arm, a flattering V-neck, and a ribbon-cinched waistline that you can either tie at your natural waist&amp;amp;#8212;or, if you&amp;#x27;re bustier, under your chest. The fabric is not clingy at all, so it skims really smoothly over any lumps and bumps. The slightly flared A-line cut skirt is flattering on so many shapes (and bottoms!). And the hemline isn&amp;#x27;t too long and isn&amp;#x27;t too short&amp;amp;#8212;it hits right at that lower-mid-thigh area, so you don&amp;#x27;t feel overexposed, but also don&amp;#x27;t feel like this is a super-conservative cut. Bonus: this dress is totally machine-washable. As for the black crochet dress, I really tried it on for fun&amp;amp;#8212;I had no idea how flattering it would be and I&amp;#x27;d always thought that only skinny tall girls could wear crochet. How wrong I was! This dress comes with a substantial-weight slip underneath it&amp;amp;#8212;so you never feel like you&amp;#x27;re going to have a wardrobe malfunction. The whole look is actually really demure&amp;amp;#8212;and the way that the slip traces the silhouette of your body shape and the crochet part doesn&amp;#x27;t cling to you at all is very flattering. I&amp;#x27;m thinking about wearing it with opaque tights and a cardigan when it&amp;#x27;s cold and graduating to bare legs and casual sandals when it&amp;#x27;s warmer. If you&amp;#x27;re looking to order online and don&amp;#x27;t know what size to get, I&amp;#x27;m a size 12-ish and bought an XL in the grey dress and a L in the black dress. But I could imagine going for an XL in the black dress for a looser fit or an L in the grey dress for a more body-conscious fit. What are some of your favorite under-$50 figure-flattering finds? Tell us in the comments!"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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