When the mid-season evenings turn cool without quite tipping into winter, I love those dresses that keep you warm without suffocating, those soft fabrics you want to curl up in front of a film. That’s the whole spirit of this selection, we step away for a moment from the sexy chic of my other try-ons for something more comforting, more cosy, but still feminine. Three dresses to discover, and you’ll tell me which one you would adopt for your evenings by the blanket.
The grey dress, the go-with-everything
We start with the most versatile, a grey dress in a very soft and delicate fabric, which keeps you warm the moment you slip it on.
Understated, therefore easy to live with
The cosy feeling is immediate, and I approve of it just for that. Its fitted cut nicely traces the silhouette, and its plainness makes it easy to wear day to day. I kept it with black heels, but it would just as happily take red heels for contrast, or even a pair of sneakers for a laid-back vibe. It’s exactly the kind of dress I know I’ll wear often, and that’s what makes its real value.
The off-white dress, the little snowflake
On to an off-white dress, with puff sleeves, which I no longer remembered being this delicate.
Light and barely sheer
The fabric is pleasant and well-tempered, it keeps you warm just enough without ever giving that suffocating feeling some dresses cause. A quick press with the iron is a must straight out of the parcel, and the slightly sheer sleeves call for a pretty belt at the waist to structure the whole thing. Like a real little snowman, I picture it with red shoes, but white has the advantage of taking everything, purple, black, blue, depending on the day’s mood.
The cream dress, the ultimate cocoon
We finish with a cream dress, with a loose, billowing top, puff sleeves too, probably my darling of the selection.
Comforting comfort, guaranteed
It’s the most enveloping of the three, a true cocoon of softness that I picture very well on a Christmas evening, with a blanket and a steaming golden milk in hand. To wear with heels to dress it up, boots and good warm tights for winter, or sneakers to keep it casual. A dress that comforts as much as it dresses you is rare, and it’s precious.
Softness has its place in the wardrobe
We often set elegance against comfort, and these dresses gently prove the opposite, you can be feminine and snug, wrapped in a wonderfully soft fabric. It’s another facet of fashion I love to explore too, the one that comforts. The links for the three dresses can be found over in the video, if one of them makes you want to cosy up in turn.
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Lire la suitePS. Team go-with-everything grey dress or team cream dress for Christmas evening… tell me in the comments, and admit it, you too judge a winter dress first by its softness under your fingers.