A Lace Dress For A Wedding Guest Comes Down To The Lace Itself, Not The Dress
My friend Renata texted me a photo of a dress three weeks before her cousin’s wedding with the message “is this too much lace” and I stared at it for…
A Backless Dress As A Wedding Guest Might Come Down To The Venue More Than The Dress
Had a client last fall text me a photo from a dressing room, spine to waistband, asking “is this too much for a Tuesday wedding.” Not too much for a…
A Bodycon Dress At Work Comes Down To The Office More Than The Dress
I bought a bodycon dress for a Tuesday. Not a launch dinner, not a birthday, an actual regular Tuesday, because I had a client call at eleven and a leaving…
Whether You Need A Slip Under A Dress Never Crossed My Mind Until A Sheer One
There was a woman standing in front of me at a coffee shop last week wearing a white cotton dress, arms up, reaching for the oat milk on the top…
Nobody Mentioned I Might Need A Slip Under My Wedding Dress
My mom’s friend, a woman who got married in 1986 and has never once let anyone forget it, told me at a bridal shower that “back in our day nobody…
Date Night Dresses For Romantic Evenings
For the longest time, I thought date night dresses were a bizarre, magazine-only subsection of women’s clothing—that fancy column of silk dresses you totally ignore because they require dry cleaning…
Blue Satin Slip Dresses For Simple Days
You know how people get cold feet about buying satin slip dresses? Never been sure why. Satin shines just right, they skim in all the flattering places, and they solve…
The Best High Neck Dresses For Date Night
Everyone talks about high neck dresses like they’re a fit problem to solve, like the only thing that matters is whether it hits your collarbone or your jaw. Nobody talks…
The Best Halter Neck Dresses For Weekend Brunch
My cousin came to brunch with us a few weekends ago, sat down, looked around the table at literally four of us in halter necks we didn’t coordinate at all,…
Our Favorite Green Slip Dresses Right Now
Everyone in my group chat agrees the green slip dress is having a moment except my sister, who thinks green is a color you wear to a garden party or…