Bat Mitzvah Dresses

Heading over to a great bar mitzvah weekend entails a lot of preparations for your wardrobe especially if you’re a lady. Here are some time-and battle-tested tips for feeling and looking great all weekend.

Before purchasing a bar mitzvah dress keep in mind about two settings, the synagogue and the party. Your dress should look dignified at the temple and at the same time stylish enough for the party.  Your best option is to find a bar mitzvah dress that falls near or below the knees, then, topping it off with an elegant, tailored jacket, sweater or any cover-up.  You’d feel appropriate at the synagogue. When the party approaches, simply slip off it and you’re ready to roll.  Keep in mind to combine a silhouette and palette that works.

The most embarrassing part of attending a bar mitzvah is when you get unwanted attention courtesy of your too revealing and inappropriate dress.  Never pick a skirt that’s too high above the knee if you’d rather not have eyes staring at your front and behind every time you sit, climb the stairs, or hoisted mid-air on a chair during celebration.  You don’t want unnecessary exposure.

Same goes for pencil skirts that reveal to everyone the cut and color of your underwear.  During that climb to the Bima, you’d be sure to have eyes staring at your perfectly outlined behind.

When you’re opting though for strapless and floor-length bar mitzvah dresses, perform a test run first if you’re comfortable dancing in them. During a hora, where people dance hand-holding in a circle, you’d have no time to adjust your falling tube top and lifting the hem of your floor-length gown. Even when being lifted in the chair, you’re hands would be gripped tightly to the chair with no room to pull your top.

These are just simple tips to pick the appropriate bar mitzvah dress for a synagogue yet still looking stylish as you can be.