10th Commandment: December 3

Dec 3, 2012

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Collection Crepe Shift ($250)

Hill Staffer

Banana Republic Crepe Shift ($130)

Paid Intern

Women’s Crepe Shift ($29)

Crepe shift dresses are perfect for mornings when you don’t feel your best.  They conceal flaws and don’t restrict movement.  Add a little tailoring at the waist and bust to give it an even more flattering fit, and you won’t be able to stop wearing it to dinner, drinks and work.

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  1. Chelsea says:

    The top dress looks like the dress that Jill Kelley is wearing in every clip of her played during the Petraeus scandal.

  2. AC says:

    THANK YOU!! I have been on the hunt for cute shift dresses for a while now; I'm so thrilled you featured this on 10th Commandment.

  3. JeanieMK says:

    Love the tip about a little tailoring to make it even more flattering. I would even suggest just keeping a few good quality, not too wide belts to do the tailoring and leave your dress flexible for more than a few pounds of weight fluctuation.

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