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Little Black Dresses for Every Body Type

By Cynthia Nellis, About.com

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Calvin Klein Stretch Dress

Nordstrom.com
The perfect little black dress for a smaller frame elongates and flatters like this stretch satin dress (Buy Direct.) More flattery: look for a dress with a lot of shape -- here it has a V-neck and horizontal seaming -- and is scaled just right for your figure. Avoid too-cutesy looks (like puffed sleeves) so you won't look little girlish.

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