The Perfect Fuchsia Maxi Dress For Date Night
A guy I was dating for approximately six weeks last spring saw me in a fuchsia maxi dress and said, out loud, unprompted, “you look like you’re about to sing…
Our Favorite Gold Satin Skirts Right Now
I told the studio a gold satin skirt is a nighttime item, full stop, no exceptions, and I held that line for about two years. Then a client came in…
The Perfect Frill Dress For Date Night
I bought this frill dress in March telling myself it was a “date night dress,” which is a lie I tell every single frill dress I own, because the actual…
The Gold Satin Tops Worth Your Money
I said gold satin tops were a trap, the kind of thing that photographs great on a hanger and does nothing for you at a desk. My brother’s girlfriend ended…
The Perfect Cotton Dress For Date Night
I own four cotton dresses I have called “the date night dress” at some point, and I have worn exactly one of them on an actual date. The other three…
The Best Cream Printed Dresses For Date Night
Okay so this isn’t a swimsuit, I know, I sell swimwear for a living, but a date night dress is basically the same crisis with different lighting. Someone comes in…
The Perfect Burgundy Velvet Dress For A Garden Party
There’s a running joke in my house at this point, which is that every summer I announce I’m “not doing velvet in July” and then I do velvet in July,…
Our Favorite Burgundy Lace Dresses Right Now
I built a whole cost benefit case for a burgundy lace dress two winters ago, cost per wear against a holiday party season with four events on the calendar, versatility…
The Perfect Burgundy Satin Dress For Weekend Brunch
Everyone I know treats a burgundy satin dress like it’s an event dress, something you unzip a garment bag for twice a year and then apologize to for taking up…
The Perfect Brown Satin Top For Layering This Season
My brother crashed at my place for a weekend in October, saw the brown satin top hanging over my desk chair, and said “that looks like something Dad would’ve worn…