1960's Baby Doll Dresses

The baby doll look is pretty much anything that is shorter in length. More specifically 1960's baby doll dresses fall around the thigh on a women. This is the cute look that girls and women are still wearing now. The dress is normally a tank top but can also be long sleeved. As for the shirts they are to the belly and again sometimes are in tank top form. Many women wear baby doll dresses in the summer as a sun dress or if they plan to go out dancing. If you are going for the flirty look then 1960's baby doll dresses are perfect. The original meaning behind baby doll is a short or even a sleeveless, flowing, short nightgown. They were original used as nightwear for women. They even sometimes had bras built into them. This was so some of your cleavage would pop out of the top for a more sexy appearance. Now the name is used for dresses of a similar nature to the nightgowns. Being shorter in size as I said with spaghetti straps or strapless look and the bottom half being much shorter in size.

Styles Of 60's Baby Doll Dresses

Below I have some pictures of vintage 1960's baby doll dresses. They were popular amongst young women at the time. This was probably due to the fact that many teenagers were rebelling against the more modest clothes there parents had worn in the 40's and 50's.

This is a classic 60's baby doll dress. The striped design was very popular at the time. Also the tighter top and wider bottom are most common for this style of dress.

This is actually a modern take on the vintage baby doll dress. The newer styles often have large jewels or patterns on the chest.

Twiggy was and still is one of the worlds most recognizable models form the 1960's. She was often photographed in baby doll dresses even when she was not modeling.

If you want to get a baby doll dresses but think they will not look good on you then you may want to go out and try a few on. The baby doll style dress is unfortunately not a good look for everyone. This type of look you can even be worn pair of spandex, or skinny jeans and wear them under the dress so, you aren't showing to much off. Many women have even begun wearing them all year round now that leggings are popular but remember this type of dress is made to show off some leg and body dimension.