Here’s where to get the dresses (in many other yummy colors):
1. Jodie Dress: Revolve Clothing
2. Branston Dress: Amazon
3. Champagne Dress:Gloria Jewel
4. Romper: Muse
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The Secretary
Also known as the Bow or Tie-Neck, this style is finger-scalding hot this fall! The Amanda Uprichard take on this sophisticated trend is the Renae Blouse and Dress in luscious silk. Our long-sleeved blouse and dress feature self-buttons on the collar and cuffs, with a smattering of gathers at the chest.
We especially adore the Renae Blouse in black and white. What to wear it with, you ask? Try a pencil skirt or a pleated one. Or for a serious, don’t-mess-with-me look opt for slacks—tucked in of course. For romantic flair, slip over a maxi skirt. Or dress it down with skinny jeans or leggings, hair done in a fun carefree updo. Endless possibilities.
Photos (clockwise from left): Maggie Gyllenhaal in “Secretary”, Renae Blouse (as spotted on Kyle Richards when she met with President Barack Obama!), Renae Dress in olive keys print, close up of Renae Blouse in cracked ice print.
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The timeless Linda Dress
It was raining buckets during our photo shoot, which ended up being lots of fun. We love how this photo evokes both spring’s innocence and fall’s warmth (our two favorite seasons over here at Amanda Uprichard!).
The Linda Dress is ladylike and happy. With capped sleeves and a ruffle front, it will not do you wrong as your fall staple.
This goes up for sale exclusively on our shop page next week.
Stay posted!
Just where did the maxi dress come from? Some of us over here at AU think of togas and stolas, long drapey clothing from antiquity. Others insist that the inspiration for the maxi comes from the long elaborate robes women wore in the Middle Ages with tight corsets to boot, or of the floral bohemian gowns of the 1970s. A little research tells us the maxi dress made its earliest appearance in 1968 in the form of a lace gown designed by Oscar de la Renta for the Elizabeth Arden Salon.
The jury is out as to when the maxi-dress entered sartorial history, but whatever its origins are, we haven’t been able to get enough of the maxi dress since it made its comeback in 2008. We’ve featured it in its many forms: as a halter, in our Jessie and Michelle dress silhouettes. You name it!
This month, we’ll be offering two updates on the Maxi: the Joan Maxi in Navajo Print, now available exclusively through Cusp by Neiman Marcus (http://bit.ly/qbYTZV), and the Ruffle Maxi, a sweet strapless dress with a ruffle top hem and a waist-tie in the feather print, which will be up for sale very soon.
Now the question is: How do you wear your maxi dress?
