Besides keeping a blazer at work, it’s also a great to have a wrap handy in your office. Sure, they’re great to grab as a top layer when you’re freezing, but that’s just one of the many ways to use a wrap. Here are nine other reasons to keep a wrap at the office:

1. Use it as a lap blanket when you’re wearing a skirt or dress and your legs get chilly.
2. Need a quick power nap at work? Fold your wrap and use it as a pillow.
3. Could your dreary office really use some color? Drape a folded wrap on the back of your chair or on another chair in your office.
4. Sit down at work and realize your new skirt is shorter than you thought? Add a little coverage with a wrap. This also works if you like to get comfy at your desk by putting your feet up, etc.
5. In the same vein: If your new top didn’t seem revealing in the dressing room but you end up inadvertently flashing someone at the office, layer a wrap over it. 
6. Hold a wrap over your head (or wrap it around yourself) in the rain when you’re caught without an umbrella.
7. Spill something on yourself? Cover it up with a wrap until you can change your outfit. 
8. On a work trip and the plane is freezing? Use it as a nicer and softer blanket/pillow than the ones from the airline.
9. Cover your neck in the wintertime if you’re wearing a neck-baring winter coat and don’t have a scarf with you.

Now that you’ve realized all the great ways to use a wrap, check out a few of Kat’s favorites, most of which are currently on sale:

• Nordstrom Cashmere & Silk Wrap, 16 colors, $99
• Nordstrom Collection Oversize Cashmere Wrap, 5 colors, $223.50 (sale price)
• Brooks Brothers Ruana (pictured), several styles and colors, $126 (sale price) to $3,998
• Talbots Waterweave Wrap, 7 colors, $51 to $129 (sale prices) (reader favorite!)

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You may have noticed that one of those is called a ruana and the rest are labeled wraps. What’s the difference, anyway? The terms are often used loosely, but here’s a guide to the technical definitions:

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