If you had told me 15 years ago, when I was wedging myself into a pair of Spanx every day before work, that I would one day buy clothing from the brand, I’d have called you crazy. But here I am — two careers, one baby, and thirty pounds later — buying my work pants, jeans, shorts, and t-shirts from the inventor of shapewear. And when you see this dress, you will be too.

This AirEssentials Tie Waist Midi Dress is the perfect thing for casual Friday, vacations, brunch, weekend errands — all you have to do is change the shoes. It comes in three colors — taupe, black, and cherry red. I posted it in the red because it shows the details better than the black, but if you buy the easy neutral, no one will fault you.
Sizing on this runs XS to XL at Nordstrom. Plus-sizes can be found on the Spanx website. This dress in the <$150 price point will sell out. I posted it to Instagram yesterday and sold three dozen. Do not hesitate if you want this one.
And speaking of Spanx: if you need a pair of work pants with all the smoothing goodness of Spanx and real belt loops, they finally made a pair. I immediately bought them in white. They also come in petite and tall.
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I’m smack between sizes. Go with the larger or the smaller? Assume larger, since it’s Spanx after all?
Larger.
Reporting back! I ordered in black. Love the lightweight scuba fabric.
I’m usually a 34 or 36 C, size 8-10 in pants. Small was a slightly better fit in the top, but Medium fine on the top and by far better for the skirt. Not shown in the pictures, and kind of annoying, is that the underneath “wrap” portion of the skirt is a triangular cut that goes to upper thigh on the left side. I suppose that saved money on fabric but makes this dress a lot more high-maintenance (arranging carefully when seated, not walking too stridently) than it should be. May experiment with the location of a safety pin and have a snap added on the right hip.
Can you repost your Nordstrom link? Not working for me and I want to order one via your link!
https://shopstyle.it/l/cnSX3
Thank you for asking.