How to Wear a Summer Dress in the Winter

If you fall IN LOVE with a dress while shopping during the summer, do YOU ever think about wearing it in the winter?

If the dress is rather expensive, I ask myself 4 questions:

1) Is it a timeless type of pattern/cut/design (will I get more than one season out of it!?)

2) How often will I wear it?

3) Is the material stitching high quality?

4) Is it something I can wear year-round? (I am looking at the color type/weight of fabric comfort appropriateness for multiple seasons)

This James Perse dress passed the test for me this summer while I stood in Nordstroms reviewing these questions. So now I’m excited to wear it often during these colder months. Here is how I do it…

- Add leggings (I invest in Hue sweater leggings and they last me several seasons…LOVE them!)

- Add booties

- Throw on a cardigan (this Helmut Lang cardigan was the best thing I purchased in 2013. Again…it passed the 4 question test and I plan to get several more years out of it!)

- Carry a jacket and scarf

For days when the weather is foul and I’m doing a lot of walking, I’ll sub black boots for the high heeled booties here. Cause boots were made for walking, you know?!

Do you carry over your summer items into winter?!

xo – Marion

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