The Only LBD you’ll Ever Need (No, Seriously)

Stylewe dress (c/o)
Yves Saint-Laurent pumps
Louis Vuitton bag
Neely and Chloe wallet
Rayban sunglasses
Keltie Leanne Designs ring (c/o)
Madewell rings

I feel like I’ve been searching for this dress all my life. That sounds trite, but honestly – who isn’t searching, at least on some subconscious level, for their perfect LBD, that fairytale dress that will make them feel fabulous and look perfect no matter what the occasion? Our expectations for an LBD have been so built-up by long ago assurances from Coco Chanel that it is the perfect garment and magazines who repeat her words constantly that it’s hard for any dress to actually deliver on all that promise. I should know; at last count I owned twelve LBDs. I love a lot of them. (A few, admittedly, were errors in judgement. I don’t love every single piece of black clothing in the world, it turns out.) For a while there, I thought one of them might actually be the one – but I lived in Paris then, and I spent about six hours less behind a desk every day (plus I was broke) so I was slimmer. These days, I find the curve hugging fit a bit unforgiving, unless I’m not planning to eat a morsel wherever I’m going (and let’s face it, that is never my plan, because food I don’t cook myself is the most delicious.) What we’re all looking for in our perfect LBD is different, but I think we can all agree that wrap styles are always flattering and that, as adult women, we would prefer that our dresses hit at least mid-thigh – am I right? I admit that while I knew this dress from Stylewe would tick both of those boxes, I didn’t have the slightest inkling that it would stand out from my other LBDs the way it ultimately has. First of all, this dress is comfortable – like, sweatpants comfortable. It’s one of the few pieces of clothing I own that I don’t want to rip off the second I come in the house. (Yep, I have pretty strong feels about being comfortable, so I live in Calvin Klein underwear, leggings and hoodies at home.) Secondly, the length is perfect, even on my petite frame – it hits me just at the knee, making it not so long as to be frumpy but long enough that I can tuck it under me when I set down; we’ve all had those dresses that don’t tuck under and quite frankly, in my thirties, I’m just not interested in wearing anything that makes me feel that awkward. (Which probably explains why, if you watch my rather silly instagram stories, you’ll seen it pop up over and over in my #ootd snaps.) And finally, it’s seriously affordable – at just $65 regular price (and currently on sale for $55.25), it’s no wonder this dress has been a bestseller for Stylewe. It comes in a few colours and the temptation to buy them all/just stock up on more of the black version is very strong.

Je vous reviens en français lundi, mes jolies. Entretemps, je vous souhaite un très bon week-end ! Gros bisous !