Nobody Can Define Smart Casual, So I Tried A Maxi Dress Anyway
My brother texted me a photo of an invite that said “smart casual” and just wrote “what does this mean.” I sent back three paragraphs and none of them were…
A Maxi Dress Felt Like Too Much Fabric For A Job Interview, So I Reconsidered
I laid the maxi dress out on my bed at 7:40am, next to a blazer, and stood there having a full argument with myself about yardage. That’s the actual word…
I Went Down A Rabbit Hole Trying To Find Out Who Invented The Wrap Dress
A woman at a dry cleaner’s counter in Cherry Creek, waiting behind me while I explained a stain situation I’d rather not detail here, looked at what I was wearing…
Whether Guys Have Genuine Opinions About Maxi Dresses Or Are Just Being Polite
“It just looks like a bedsheet with a purpose,” is a direct quote from a guy I dated for four months in 2019, delivered with the flat confidence of someone…
Boho Maxi Dresses For Chic Style
I’ve never been overly concerned with traditionally feminine styles—the florals, ruffles, draping textiles. My style tends toward utilitarian menswear-inspired shapes, minimal silhouettes, crisp tailoring. Boho maxi dresses are the one…
The Perfect Green Shift Dress For Weekend Brunch
Four days until a trip I’m not even taking and I’m still standing in my own closet arguing with myself about a green shift dress, which is a very Miami…
The Best Green Shirt Dresses For A Beach Vacation
Packed a green shirt dress for Cabo three years ago because my brother Sam said green photographs better on sand than white does, no washed out squint, no glare. He…
The Best Green Tiered Dresses For Date Night
My brother Sam thinks a green tiered dress reads like a costume from a school play about pond life. I think it reads like the one night a year I…
The Best Green Skater Dresses For A Beach Vacation
Everybody packs a green skater dress for a beach trip like it’s a decision already made, and nobody ever mentions the wind. That’s my complaint, and I’ll make it flatly…
The Best Green Square Neck Dresses For A Beach Vacation
Nobody warns you that a green square neck dress is basically two different outfits depending on whether you’re standing still or actually walking somewhere, and I’m tired of pretending that’s…