The Bigger, The Better: How Poofy Dresses Became Summer’s Go-To Silhouette

Designers do a lot to keep our attention — especially when it comes to dresses. They channeled 18th-century style with prairie dresses, ventured into the lingerie realm with slip dresses, and went rogue designing dresses with quirky, asymmetric hemlines. Animal prints of all kinds were added, not to mention neon, floral, and plaid. From the looks of it, there really is no end to the lengths they'll go to keep us adding dresses of every variation to our wardrobe.

Now that summer is finally here, our favorite dress designers are back at it, revamping that beloved clothing item with a fresh, new spin. But out of all the new dress trends on the market, one is, by far, the fairest of them all: poofy dresses. And we're completely smitten with dresses of the super-sized variety.

From Cecilie Bahnsen's billowing baby dolls to Tigre et Tigre's shapeless (in a good way) frocks, here are 20 poofy dresses to add to your warm-weather wardrobe.

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Vero Moda Curve Curve Midi Wrap Dress With Puff Sleeves, $, available at ASOS

The Source Unknown Animal Print Dress, Russian Green, $, available at The Source Unknown

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A floral princess dress: great. A floral princess dress made from sustainable fibers: even greater.

H&M Lyocell-Blend Dress, $, available at H&M

Míe Gozo Dress, $, available at Míe

Cecilie Bahnsen Marina Ruffled Cotton-Poplin Dress, $, available at Matches Fashion

Maeve Marlene Tiered Maxi Dress, $, available at Anthropologie

Frankie Shop Loulou Tiered Cotton-Poplin Midi Dress, $, available at Net-A-Porter

Urban Outfitters Moura Tiered Ruffle Frock Dress, $, available at Urban Outfitters

Shrimps Georgia Dress, $, available at Shrimps

& Other Stories Voluminous Puff Sleeve Midi Dress, $, available at & Other Stories

Sandy Liang Greg Dress in Beige, $, available at Sandy Liang

Lisa Marie Fernandez for Target Ric Rac Flare Sleeve Dress, $, available at Target

&Daughter Dawn Stretch-Cotton Twill Midi Dress, $, available at Net-A-Porter

Pixie Market Camille Brown Belted Dress, $, available at Pixie Market

Mara Hoffman Extended Aranza Dress, $, available at Mara Hoffman

Topshop Pink Check Organza Shirt Dress, $, available at Topshop

Tigre et Tigre Jayme Dress in Oat Organza, $, available at Tigre et Tigre

Naya Rea Karolina Dress, $, available at Shopbop

Eloquii Dress with Dramatic Puff Sleeves, $, available at Eloquii

Staud Elio Cotton Poplin Dress, $, available at Need Supply

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