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Model and TV host Heidi Klum looked spring fresh when she was snapped in this classic white ankle-length dress in April 2021. An oversized bag and chunky belt enhanced the hippy-chic vibe as she strolled through sunny LA. 

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Embracing the style to the max in April 2021, Klum wore this colorful number with effortless style when she was snapped on the streets of LA once again. 

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SJP could make a claim for the title of Maxi-Dress Queen: it's been a signature look for here since the early days of SATC. And it's a title she won't be relinquishing any time soon, if this shot of her filming the revival series 'And Just Like That' is anything to go by. 

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In fact, co-stars Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis's characters are also embracing the trend in the new series. Snapped filming for the show in New York, the trio neatly demonstrate how to work the maxi dress for fall. 

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A real New York fashionista, actress Zendaya Coleman has a wardrobe that would make Carrie Bradshaw green with envy. Regularly topping 'most stylish' lists, Zendaya made a statement at the 2017 Met ball in this carpet-skimming Dolce and Gabbana dress.  

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The stylish star knows how to work a maxi-dress for the red carpet: here, she looks lemon-fresh at the 93rd Annual Academy Awards in April 2021.

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Long-sleeved, boot-skimming dresses with a bold print are a strong way to rock a frock in the fall or in springtime. Actress Jenna Dewan worked the look to perfection in April 2019 as she took a walk with now-husband Steve Kazee. 

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Few would expect Gaga to wear a minimalist maxi-dress, and sure enough she has her own take on the style. This puff-skirted number grazed her skyscraper platform boots when she hit the streets of NYC in August 2021. 

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Selena Gomez nailed the elegant take on the look with her long black dress at youth empowerment WE Day 2019 in California. 

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Fast forward to May 2021, and this slick monochrome look made a style statement when the singer-actress hosted 'Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,' in Inglewood, California.

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Style queen RiRi had a fearless take on the long-dress look at the 2019 launch of her eponymous 'visual autobiography.' The singer and Fenty Beauty mogul left attendees in no doubt as to how she has become a global fashion icon. 

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Queen Bey knows how to wear a maxi-dress to maximum effect. Years before she was taking a baseball bat to cars in a fringed floor-length dress for the unforgettable 'Hold Up' video, she rocked this showstopper as part of the Mrs Carter Tour 2013. 

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Maxi-dresses can be as demure or as sexy as the wearer wants them to be. Mrs Bieber shows how to ramp up the hotness factor in this sleek tan number on a trip to Paris, France in June 2021. 

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The model also knows how to work the casual-chic look in a long dress, effortlessly demonstrated in this snap from 2015. Knee-high boots are a good way to work a maxi-dress for fall. 

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Actress, singer, and fashionista, Janelle Monáe is a triple threat on the style scene. This offbeat maxi-dress at the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2017 showcased her kooky-chic style to perfection. 

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Together with 'Hidden Figures' co-stars Octavia Spencer, Taraji P.Henderson, and Kirsten Dunst, Ms Monáe provided a masterclass in maxi-dress chic.

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Jessica Alba was fabulous in floral Oscar de la Renta when she took the stage at the 2019 Teen Choice Awards in California. 

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The stylish singer can do high fashion with ease: here, she cranks the chic factor to the max in this gorgeous black gown at the 2019 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. 

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Kendall Jenner is perhaps best known for her high-glamor looks, but here she looks gorgeous in dressed-down denim for a 2017 event in California. The model was snapped with Caitlyn and Kylie Jenner, making for a relaxed-yet-fabulous family photo. 

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Demi Moore looked anything but rough as she rocked up to the 2017 'Rough Night' Premiere in this gorgeous Grecian-style Christian Dior dress. The floor-skimming rainbow gown made waves in the fashion press. 

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The stylish actress was surrounded by fabulously fashionable women in maxi-dresses when she posed with co-stars Ilana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Scarlett Johansson, Zoë Kravitz, Jillian Bell, and Lucia Aniello at the film's premiere in NYC. 

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Stunning actress Nyong’o is a favorite with the fashion press, and it's easy to see why. Her long, strapless dress at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles was maxi-dress perfection.

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Many a fashionista's style crush, actress and beauty entrepreneur Tracee Ellis Ross embodied maxi-dress goals when she wore this stunning orange dress at the Texas Conference for Women in 2019.

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The 'Blackish' star turned heads on the red carpet of London's Royal Albert Hall in 2019. Her style credentials were in no doubt when she arrived at the 2019 Fashion Awards in this show-stopping white dress. 

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Australian pop princess Kylie Minogue was also working maxi-dress chic at the event. The 'Spinning Around' singer famously knows how to wear hot pants to perfection, but her look showed she can do the covered-up style, too.

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The fabulous Elizabeth Hurley was pretty in pink the same year, when she wowed photographers with this floor-length dress at the Breast Cancer Awards Hot Pink Party in New York. 

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Lady Di sets the gold standard for many a look, and the maxi-dress is no exception. Long dresses were a signature look for Diana, as demonstrated with this summery look on a trip to Australia in 1983 with then-husband Prince Charles. 

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True fashion royalty, supermodel Moss worked this simple-but-chic look in 2020. The supermodel was attending designer Kim Jones's birthday party with daughter Lila Moss and photographer boyfriend Nikolai von Bismarch.  

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Dua Lipa never puts a foot wrong when it comes to style, and she has a knack for wearing a dress with the glamor factor turned up to the max. This long-sleeved, floor-length dress hit all the right notes at the 29th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party in April 2021.

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The 'New Rules' singer has nailed the sleeveless maxi-dress look too. She looked stunning in this strappy silver dress at the 2018 Brit Awards in London. The star picked up two gongs and could easily have won a third for fashion!

Sources: (Vogue) (Marie Claire) (L'Officiel UK)

See also: Leggy celebrities working the slit skirt

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