STYLE: The ultimate $100 First Date dress

Ladies: I don't care if you've got a date with a partner or a bottle of Ouzo on Valentine's Day. Buy yourself a damn dress. This darling, cotton voile frock--available on Anthropologie.com--by Maeve in "ink" or "pepper" is the perfect number for a first date or a romantic brunch. The cinched waist and smocked front exaggerates an hourglass top, while the kindly skirt flatters any lower half. I also love the portrait collar, which creates an ideal palette for a chunky necklace or a delicate locket. (It won't fall above the knee like the green baby doll dress on Goldie Hawn, above, but the romantic effect will be similar.) And at $98, you won't have a whit of regret if you only wear it twice.

photos: Goldie, Getty Images; frocks, Anthropolgie.com.

Comments

[IonaTrailer]

Yeah, it's the perfect first date dress if you're 10.

Otherwise, fergitaboutit.

All the latest fashions are fugly.

[bob'syeruncle]

thanks for writing about it, now it's back ordered til June!