Daytime Dresses to Wear this Fall

When I was younger, my family lived in Chicago. I remember going to the grand opening of an A&P Grocery store. My mother held my hand as we walked the three blocks to Cicero Avenue. She was wearing her dress gloves, a woolen cape, and a fancy hat. We ran into neighbors that were also dressed in what also looked like their Sunday best. In fact, this wasn’t uncommon. At the time, many women wore dresses everyday.

As with many fashion trends, daytime dresses have gone by the wayside. I’ll be the first to say that leggings and jeans can be more comfortable. However, there is just something about putting on a dress that makes me feel confident. Personally, I have always preferred feminine clothing, and that’s the persona dresses have.

If you’re looking to change up your every day look a bit, below are a few ways you can wear dresses during the day.

Sweater Dresses

Sweater Dresses are a very comfortable and cozy option for a daytime dress. Wear these with any type of boot, over the knee boots (like these) would be a unique alternative. Another way to style a sweater dress is to wear a pair of cuffed skinny jeans underneath (I like the Old Navy Rockstar Jeans). Wear it with or without a belt, sweater dresses are meant to be loose fitting but you don’t want to look too bulky.

Shirtdresses

For winter you can wear a shirt dress like a duster with a long sleeved t-shirt and jeans, or you can layer a turtleneck and leggings underneath and add a belt. I previously wrote a post How to Layer a Shirtdress if you’re interested in a few other ideas.

If you have a denim shirt dress try layering it over leggings with a faux fur vest. Another way to wear a shirtdress is to wear high rise pants underneath. Then leave the bottom half of the dress unbuttoned as I’m showing in the pictures below. As for shoes I’d go with ankle boots, sneakers, or loafers.

Long floral dresses

Right now, I’m loving long floral dresses. Floral dresses portray a romantic look yet with chunky boots they can have a little edginess. To wear floral in fall and winter you need to stick with darker floral prints. You can also add sweaters and denim vests and leather or suede jackets as the weather gets cooler.

Lately, I’ve been watching the television series Cable Girls on Netflix. I’m enjoying it. It’s about friendships between four women that work together as telephone operators, trying to gain representation in the 1920’s. I love all the fashion from the 20’s and 30’s and watching this series is what inspired me to write this blog about dresses.

On most days you will probably see me in jeans or leggings. However, I do like changing it up and throwing on a skirt or a dress. What I do know is that the on the days I decide to wear a dress, I will not be cooking dinner.