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Loving this great silk and viscose wrap dress — with sleeves! amazing! — from Banana Republic. We like the V-neck, the abstract print — and did we mention that it has sleeves? We’d tone down the print for work by pairing it with more conservative accessories like a classic strand of pearls and a pair of basic pumps in black, brown, or nude. It’s $120 at Banana Republic. Banana Republic Serengeti wrap dress
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We liked this dress when we saw it full price a few weeks ago, but it is selling out like hotcakes at every Macy’s we’ve been to (we featured it last week at the AK Anne Klein event in Miami and people were trying to buy the dress the model was wearing after she took it off!). It has sleeves, a nice fitted look, and discreet pockets if you want to stash your keycard — and it’s on sale. The red and black are $95, or the khaki color (“Tundra
“) comes down to $90 with the 30% Off Friends and Family link. Because of the sale and popularity, limited sizes are available at AK Anne Klein — more sizes may be available at Macy’s
. Wrap Dress
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(Disclosure: As you know, we’re doing a promotion/event series with AK Anne Klein, but we are not being paid to feature this particular dress (beyond our affiliate relationship) — we just really like it (and have ordered it ourselves.))
Today’s reader mail presents us with a great question about wrap dresses for the office…
I am continually more frustrated with trying to monitor my wrap dresses to ensure that the flap upon my lap/knees is “closed.” Do the readers have any suggestions? There is never enough “wrap” fabric to have it sewn shut along the other seam as some dresses are pre-made that way. I’m on the verge of tossing all my wraps. Thoughts?
We hear you — we own a classic wrap dress that feels more like a robe. We’ve wondered whether a bigger size might be a help (someone told us that the “trick” to wearing wrap dresses is to get them a size or two larger), but this particular wrap dress has pockets that sit in exactly the proper place. We’ve also been less than satisfied with the solutions. Still, here’s what we’ve tried:
- Wear a black, plain slip — no lace — beneath it.
- Safety pins — you can pin the top of the dress closed; we’ve also placed a safety pin around the mid-thigh mark of the wrap.
- Double-sided tape — we’ve found it’s better used to secure the safety-pinned edge so it lays flat rather than relying on double-sided tape to keep your dress shut
- Finally, we’ve never tried this, but it just might work for some wrap dresses: wear them backwards.
Readers, what are your solutions to the problem?
(Pictured above: Diane von Furstenberg Justin Dress
, available at ShopBop.com for $325.)
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Looking for wrap dresses? Check out some below…
Our daily TPS reports suggest one piece of work-appropriate attire in a range of prices.
We’re loving this gray silk blend dress from Banana Republic. The watercolor print is interesting without being distracting (and: bonus points for being vaguely vertical, which is always flattering), and we love the high neckline. We’d wear it with a fairly structured neutral blazer for work and skin-toned shoes. It’s $120 at Banana Republic. Banana Republic Watercolor wrap dress
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We’re always a fan of Boden’s somewhat whimsical clothes, and we like this take on the wrap dress. We like the shirt collar, we like the knee length of it, and, for reasons we’re not entirely sure we can explain, we like the solid colored banding at the bottom of the dress and the sleeves. We like it best in this dusky blue leaf-pattern, or the red balloon pattern. It’s $128 at Bodenusa.com, which now has US sizes 2-18. Wrap Jersey Dress
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