body con

Looking for a little more shape in your wardrobe than boyfriend jeans and loose-fit tanks can offer? Show off your curves in a “body con” dress. Short for “body conscious” and inspired by French designer Hervé Lèger’s bandage dresses, the name refers to skin-tight dresses and skirts designed to sculpt the body and…*ahem*…enhance your femininity.

[1] Woven body con dress ($55.85, asos.com), [2] snakeskin body con sheath ($55, topshop.com), [3] two-tone spandex minidress ($34, americanapparelstore.com), [4] ribbed knit dress ($24.80, forever 21.com), [5] spandex jersey criss-cross dress ($36, americanapparelstore.com), [6] knit pencil skirt ($34, urbanoutfitters.com), [7] shirred tube dress ($69, couturecandy.com), [8] zippered stretch pencil skirt ($74, nationaljeancompany.com), [9] color-block body con dress ($55.85, missselfridge.com), [10] shutter pleat sheath ($158, nordstrom.com), [11] strapless tiered tube dress ($19.80, forever21.com), [12] Rag + Bone bandage dress ($165, shopbop.com).