With summer on its way its time to prepare you wardrobe with the latest season must haves. Now for summer, a definite go-to attire is the maxi dress, you can wear it during your day out or even dress it up for a chic evening look.

Speaking of dressing up we found five ways to take your dress from typical to chic. Thanks to Makeup Geek TV we were able to discover a few helpful tips on dressing up our favorite dresses.

The tutorial features various ways to dress up different patterned maxi dresses, giving you ideas such as pairing a striped dress with a leather jacket, a multicolored dress with a plain scarf, a white dress with a destroyed denim jacket, a patterned dress with a vest, and finally combining a maxi dress with a blazer for a formal event.

These are just some of the looks we recommend you should try when dressing up your maxi dress. We would love to hear how you dress up your favorite look during the summer time.

Check out the video below and tell us if you plan on trying out any of the looks this summer. Leave us a comment below.