The Cotton Dress: the Go-to Wardrobe Staple
Recently I’ve really given a lot of thought to some of my most essential wardrobe items and one in particular: the basic cotton dress. This past weekend I was so busy that I needed my outfit to take me from one thing to another, to transition seamlessly from activities including lunch with a friend, to a Toby Keith concert, and then out for drinks. And my basic light gray dress, though slightly styled differently for each event, took me from place to place.
My personal go-to cotton dress is a sleeveless pocket dress from American Apparel that, I will admit, I own in three different colors. Cotton dresses don’t typically have heavy seaming, obnoxious zippers, or anything that makes them uncomfortable. Which is why they are perfect to be styled both up and down. Their comfort quality makes them as easy to wear as sweatpants and a t-shirt but 1000 times more attractive. And a cotton dress’ simplicity allows it to be worn with a plethora of different accessories.
Another aspect of the comfort factor is that cotton dresses are unbelievably easy to care for. If you spill on it, doesn’t matter; no need to take it to the dry cleaner, you can just throw it in the wash. And no fuss cleaning and wearing is what this wardrobe essential is all about.
Really, perfect cotton dresses are everywhere! The first one, above left, is the Double Layer Racerback Knit dress by Stem for $33.90. The second, is the Cotton Jersey Dress by Three Dots, for $55.90. And finally, the Sleeveless Tunic Dress with Side Ties by Pure and Simple, for $54.00. All of these dresses are so great and easy to wear.
Part of what makes a cotton dress so great is because of the many ways it can be styled. I think for any time of day it looks cool to add a belt around your waist. Most of these casual dresses are not very fitted, so by adding a belt you can show off your frame. Depending on the dress you might prefer a thicker or a thinner belt, but I tend to find a thinner belt is more appropriate for daytime.
Similarly, you can always throw on a cardigan on longer sweater over the dress if it’s cold outside. And I think it’s a fun twist to put on the dress, leave the sweater open, and then belt the sweater over the dress (or if you’re going to a country concert like I did, feel free to substitute the sweater for a plaid shirt!). This layered belting creates an interesting shape and again helps you to avoid looking bulky.
by Liz
Source Taken: blogs.smarter.com
My personal go-to cotton dress is a sleeveless pocket dress from American Apparel that, I will admit, I own in three different colors. Cotton dresses don’t typically have heavy seaming, obnoxious zippers, or anything that makes them uncomfortable. Which is why they are perfect to be styled both up and down. Their comfort quality makes them as easy to wear as sweatpants and a t-shirt but 1000 times more attractive. And a cotton dress’ simplicity allows it to be worn with a plethora of different accessories.
Another aspect of the comfort factor is that cotton dresses are unbelievably easy to care for. If you spill on it, doesn’t matter; no need to take it to the dry cleaner, you can just throw it in the wash. And no fuss cleaning and wearing is what this wardrobe essential is all about.
Really, perfect cotton dresses are everywhere! The first one, above left, is the Double Layer Racerback Knit dress by Stem for $33.90. The second, is the Cotton Jersey Dress by Three Dots, for $55.90. And finally, the Sleeveless Tunic Dress with Side Ties by Pure and Simple, for $54.00. All of these dresses are so great and easy to wear.
Part of what makes a cotton dress so great is because of the many ways it can be styled. I think for any time of day it looks cool to add a belt around your waist. Most of these casual dresses are not very fitted, so by adding a belt you can show off your frame. Depending on the dress you might prefer a thicker or a thinner belt, but I tend to find a thinner belt is more appropriate for daytime.
Similarly, you can always throw on a cardigan on longer sweater over the dress if it’s cold outside. And I think it’s a fun twist to put on the dress, leave the sweater open, and then belt the sweater over the dress (or if you’re going to a country concert like I did, feel free to substitute the sweater for a plaid shirt!). This layered belting creates an interesting shape and again helps you to avoid looking bulky.
by Liz
Source Taken: blogs.smarter.com