The Dress is back in a big way, and we couldn’t be happier. 

Suddenly, “day dresses” are surpassing suits as the sophisticated go-to look for daytime.
This is great news for us in Tampa, where the ease of a dress has always made more sense than suits.  Even better is the aptly-named shift , which can go from a sleeveless dress (worn alone, with bare legs) to a winter jumper (worn over long sleeves and tights or boots).  What could be better when the thermometer is jumping between 90 degrees and 65 degrees in a single week?
Not only do dresses look suddenly new, after years of tight jeans and skirt sets, they’re also certainly more forgiving—many of the best styles can be worn belted or not, like this cute little Frenchi Cowl Neck Sweater dress.  And the resurgence of dark tights and hose makes them easier to wear than they’ve been in years.  In fact, there are so many options, most of which can go from office to evening, (like, for instance, the classic Diane Von Furstenberg wrap dress), that we know this is a trend with lots of momentum.  We guarantee that you’ll see more dresses in the spring and, we suspect, next fall as well. 
For us here in the subtropics, this is, (as Martha would say), a very Good Thing!