I Can’t Stop Wearing Everyday Dresses—Here Are My Top 7 Picks
I love fanciful layering and baggy jeans outfits just as much as the next person, but there's something to be said about the ease of an everyday dress. Effortless and versatile, with high impact style, it's my go-to wardrobe solution when I can't be bothered to think long and hard about my outfit, and when time is of the essence. The beauty of the everyday dress is that it toes the line between elevated and casual; with the switch of a shoe or necklace, it can carry you from running weekend errands to Sunday brunch.
When warmer weather rolls around I buy them in almost every color and pattern: black for low-key days and exuberant prints for when I'm feeling flashy. The trick is to go for looser-fitting silhouettes with just enough dramatic detail that basically does the "styling" for you. Think ruffled hemlines, big sleeves, and exaggerated shapes. From there, add a few trendy accessories like bold metal earrings, a baguette bag, or strappy sandals and you have yourself a bonafide lewk. There's a lot of styles on my personal shopping list, so scroll below to see them all. A bonus: they're all also under $50.
Not too over the top yet not too subtle, these ruffles are just enough to make this dress feel elevated. I already have plans to buy this in green.
If you're feeling fancy, the layering potential of this dress knows no bounds.
Take a styling cue from our Editor in chief Kat Collings, and add a belt for an edgier take. Add a pair of classic white sneakers to keep it low-key.
While the 60s trend continues to rage on, I've already set my sights on this a-line mini dress. Leather over-the-knee boots will set a nice contrast against the sweet floral print.
Here's the fashion girl way to do gingham; the belted silhouette and ruffled hem feel more fashion-forward than the typical preppy gingham dress. Extra points for the $5 matching mask.
Here's a dress I plan on wearing with my ever-growing collection of heeled boots.
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Indya Brown is a fashion editor, stylist, and writer living in Los Angeles. While going to school at Columbia University in New York City, she got her feet wet in the fashion industry interning at Elle magazine, Harper's Bazaar, and New York magazine's The Cut. After graduating in 2016, she joined The Cut as a fashion assistant, eventually working her way up to fashion editor. There, she worked on a multitude of projects, including styling inbook feature stories for New York magazine's print issue, writing and pitching market stories for The Cut, and serving as fashion lead for The Cut's branded content. While New York has been her home for over 10 years, she moved to Los Angeles in the midst of the pandemic in 2020 for a new chapter. Now she is a fashion market editor for Who What Wear, focusing on emerging designers, rising trends on and off the internet, interior design, and BIPOC creatives and brands. Aside from her duties as a fashion market editor, Brown is also a freelance stylist and writer, working on national print and video commercial campaigns for Sephora, The Independent, and Cadillac. Her bylines also include Harper's Bazaar, Vox, and The New York Times. But once the computer goes down and the emails turn off, she's likely eating her way through Koreatown, hunting down vintage furniture, scoping out new outrageous nail designs to try, or taking a hot cycling class.
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