6 Dresses That Look Good Dressed Up & Dressed Down

Here’s to making smarter wardrobe investments that work twice as hard.

Got a hundred and one dresses currently in your Wishlist but struggling to decide on what to add to bag? You’re not alone. One tip that always helps us decide on ‘the one’ is asking ourselves “do I have 3+ outfits I could wear this with?”. Knowing that we can get multiple wears out of something helps work out its cost per wear (CPW) value. For example, if it’s a $100 dress that you can only see yourself wearing once, then its CPW is $100, but if you can wear it a million times or more, then its CPW is much, much lower. Investing in designs that can be dressed up and dressed down is the perfect place to start – you can wear it to the events you have coming up, like birthdays, dinner dates etc, and then wear it again more casually, just because. Here’s how we’re making the most out of the Charlie Holiday Tay Dress – dressed up with a puff sleeve top and party heels, and dressed down with a sexy cardigan and ankle boots.

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Dresses that aren’t too over-the-top but also aren’t boring are the best to work with. They can be elevated with simple, strappy heels and accessorised with elegant earrings and a purse to match to give it instant party vibes, but can also be styled with sneakers (hot tip: white always works), sandals or even chunky boots for a cool contrast. Also consider adding tops to layer underneath to give it a whole new look and feel, which also makes sleeves styles more wearable in winter too.

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