As you may be aware, few women’s plus size dresses have a solid color to them.  In many cases, you will find that dresses, skirts, and evening gowns usually have some type of flower print or other motif.  Unfortunately, the color of a garment is one of the best ways to highlight and balance your skin color, hair, and eyes.  At the same time, when you where fabric with a lot of colors, it only serves to detract from your facial features.  At the same time, the print will not hide the fact that you are overweight.  Therefore, you might want to focus your attention on monocolor fabrics, and chose designs that enhance your body instead.