When You Have Nothing to Wear

That autumnal breeze blows into town every year, chilling our bones more and more with each gust. We desperately try to hold onto the last vestiges of snowless weather by wearing our skirts as much as possible. Unfortunately, it makes for the perfect storm of many opportunities to unwittingly flash your coworkers or strangers, as your skirt tries to rush away with the wind.

Maybe it sounds dramatic or fantastical but I know our city ladies hear us on this loud and clear, and have probably suffered through the same problem. We shouldn’t have to give up on our skirts or dresses in order to avoid battle with the elements. This is where Dress Downs come in.

Sometimes it’s those seemingly unglamorous products that help your life look a little more glamorous. Case in point; when Caitlin and I worked together, the building created a wind tunnel right as you approached the door. Try holding onto your purse, your lunch, and whatever else you might need with you for the day, while also grabbing ahold of your skirt or dress as it lifts from all directions. Caitlin remembers way to many of her personal moments of going from modest professional attire to showing more than a little thigh. Not a situation any of us want to worry about!

They are unobtrusive little weights you can attached to you skirts or dresses and safely resume your life without a second thought to accidental flashes of skin. We came across their page on instagram and as we were going through their page, the more and more we thought about it the better of an idea it became. It something most women have a use for, but probably don’t even know they exist.

They asked us if we’d be interested in trying them out and we couldn’t say yes fast enough. It seems as you’re ordering online, you don’t always fully know what kind of fabric/material you’re going to end up with. This skirt was exactly what Caitlin has been waiting for, the work appropriate length but the lightweight fabric that can be dressed up or down. With that lightweight fabric, comes the perilous relationship with the wind. Instead of worrying about if she should return the skirt, she attached her dress downs and had a worry free day.

This product reminds us of the strap perfects that hit the market years back. All of a sudden, gone were women’s struggles with their bra straps peeking out all the time. In the same way, the Dress Downs should feel freeing to women to wear whatever skirt or dress they want and rest easy that the wind won’t be able to play peekaboo. Another product we can’t quite live without, try as we might, is a slip. Caitlin found this perfect length slip to throw on underneath more transparent skirts and is loving it. Ok, maybe this post should be titled, the way that the industry gets us to spend more money on products!

We’re both very similar in certain aspects of our fashion leanings and yet we definitely have separation points. Today isn’t a day for the differences, case in point our matching t-shirts. We own very few graphic t-shirts but when you spending hours of your life messaging your sister about various events and having nothing to wear, nothing could be more fitting to buy together. We paired it with our go-to converse sneakers and we had a great casual chic outfit set.  

The silhouette of my skirt really appealed to me for a long time before I purchased it. My concern was if it would make me look too “hippy” because of the cut. We’ve discussed it before on the blog, but I’m pretty selective in which prints I like and I could not deny this skirt any longer. I’m so glad I didn’t let my preconceived notions of my body shape decide for me, because it’s definitely one of my favorite skirts now. My new favorite purse is Mei Li, which we told you about in our last post, here.

Caitlin paired her skirt with her classic handbag from Coach, it’s the Mini Bennett Satchel. It’s been a great versatile bag for her, with the long strap to wear over her shoulder but not too large to carry too much around with her needlessly.

Stay tuned for our workwear version of these two skirts on Friday!

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