10th Commandment: March 10
Mar 10, 2010
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Milly Ruffled Combo Dress (Saks, $360)
Hill Staffer
Pringle 1815 Abstract Combo Dress (Neiman Marcus, $250)
Unpaid Intern
Contrast Print Stripe Dress (Charlotte Russe, $30)
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I don’t understand 95% of the combo dresses. You’ll get 3X the use out of a cute skirt and blouse. That’s the illusion 95% of the dresses are going for anyway.
In theory that’s true, but I get the most compliments on my combo dresses of anything in my wardrobe. I also think it’s so easy to throw one on, because it looks like you took time even though you just grabbed it and ran.