Shirtdresses Are Always In Style
Sprucing up the shirtdress. Making it fancy, schmancy, but still wearable. I struggled with this month’s theme, shirtdresses. I truly did, Dee. Can’t lie. And I don’t even know why that was so because I used to wear them. All the time. Perhaps the operative words, “used to” were a telling means to explain my conundrum. Conversely, my mental block made no sense whatsoever given (1) the frequency with which shirtdresses had permeated my wardrobe in the past; and (2) their undeniable mega “slay” factor. In my 20s, I practically lived in shirtdresses all the work week long. Mostly in jersey so I didn’t have to iron them and mainly in blacks or browns. Yes, I spent over three decades decked out primarily in black, channeling Mama Rei and bringing out The Crow in me. As such, one would think I would’ve had an easy peasy time pulling together a look based on a button-down garment but that was not the case, my friends. T I M E T O S H I R …